Ireland vs Sweden: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top

Ireland
1.16 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Sweden
1.15 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Ireland rank
26th
Sweden rank
27th

Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time

  • Ireland
  • Sweden
0246200020122025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.16 Factor of average annual wage against 1.15 Factor of average annual wage in Sweden, a difference of 0.01 Factor of average annual wage.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Ireland ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 27th of 29 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 1.63 Factor of average annual wage 1.48 Factor of average annual wage 0.1541 Factor of average annual wage Ireland
2010s 1.48 Factor of average annual wage 1.51 Factor of average annual wage 0.0323 Factor of average annual wage Sweden
2020s 1.28 Factor of average annual wage 1.14 Factor of average annual wage 0.1319 Factor of average annual wage Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Ireland or Sweden?
Ireland, at 1.16 Factor of average annual wage against 1.15 Factor of average annual wage in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Ireland and Sweden?
0.01 Factor of average annual wage, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
Ireland ranks 26th and Sweden ranks 27th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold
Unit
Factor of average annual wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 988 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household