Austria vs Sweden: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP
Austria
11.7%
in 2023
Sweden
11.8%
in 2023
Austria rank
43rd
Sweden rank
41st
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 11.8% against 11.7% in Austria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 41st of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 11.2% | 1.3% | Austria |
| 1990s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 12.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 12.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.1% | 0.4% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services as share of gdp, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 11.8% against 11.7% in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services as share of gdp between Austria and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- Austria ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 41st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.