Greece vs Sweden: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues

Greece
39.83 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Sweden
41.44 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Greece rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Greece
  • Sweden
20304050196519942024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 41.44 Percentage of GDP against 39.83 Percentage of GDP in Greece, a difference of 1.61 Percentage of GDP.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 35 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 19.14 Percentage of GDP 32.96 Percentage of GDP 13.82 Percentage of GDP Sweden
1970s 19.71 Percentage of GDP 39.49 Percentage of GDP 19.77 Percentage of GDP Sweden
1980s 24.03 Percentage of GDP 45.55 Percentage of GDP 21.52 Percentage of GDP Sweden
1990s 28.51 Percentage of GDP 46.35 Percentage of GDP 17.84 Percentage of GDP Sweden
2000s 32.52 Percentage of GDP 46.03 Percentage of GDP 13.51 Percentage of GDP Sweden
2010s 37.26 Percentage of GDP 43.2 Percentage of GDP 5.95 Percentage of GDP Sweden
2020s 39.61 Percentage of GDP 42.36 Percentage of GDP 2.75 Percentage of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues, Greece or Sweden?
Sweden, at 41.44 Percentage of GDP against 39.83 Percentage of GDP in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Greece and Sweden?
1.61 Percentage of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Greece ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.