What is the difference in subnational government tax revenue between Korea and Sweden?

20.19 Percentage of GDP, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs Sweden: Subnational government tax revenue

Korea

17.97 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Sweden

38.16 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Korea rank

2nd

Sweden rank

2nd

Subnational government tax revenue over time

Korea
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 38.16 Percentage of GDP against 17.97 Percentage of GDP in Korea, a difference of 20.19 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.1 times Korea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 2 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17.04 Percentage of GDP	42.24 Percentage of GDP	25.21 Percentage of GDP	Sweden
2010s	17.43 Percentage of GDP	40.3 Percentage of GDP	22.88 Percentage of GDP	Sweden
2020s	19.93 Percentage of GDP	39.44 Percentage of GDP	19.5 Percentage of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government tax revenue, Korea or Sweden?: Sweden, at 38.16 Percentage of GDP against 17.97 Percentage of GDP in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government tax revenue between Korea and Sweden?: 20.19 Percentage of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for subnational government tax revenue?: Korea ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subnational government tax revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government tax revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, percentage of total public tax revenue and percentage of total subnational revenue. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.