Sweden vs Tunisia: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Sweden
11.8%
in 2023
Tunisia
11.9%
in 2022
Sweden rank
41st
Tunisia rank
39th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Sweden
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 11.9% against 11.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 41st and Tunisia ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 12.1% | 8.3% | 3.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.7% | 2.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 9.9% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.1% | 1.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Sweden or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 11.9% against 11.8% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Sweden and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tunisia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Tunisia rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Sweden ranks 41st and Tunisia ranks 39th 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.