Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business in Sweden
Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business was 1,588 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business in Sweden, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1,588 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business in Sweden peaked at 1,588 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 256 National currency, in 1997.
Sweden ranks 9th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business in Sweden, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 288 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 266 National currency | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 256 National currency | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 783 National currency | +205.9% |
| 1999 | 860 National currency | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 810 National currency | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 913 National currency | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 987 National currency | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 910 National currency | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 997 National currency | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 995 National currency | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 971 National currency | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,021 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 1,073 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,166 National currency | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1,053 National currency | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1,121 National currency | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1,033 National currency | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 1,032 National currency | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,013 National currency | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,091 National currency | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 1,163 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1,275 National currency | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 1,342 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 1,299 National currency | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 1,341 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,371 National currency | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1,394 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1,498 National currency | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 1,499 National currency | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,588 National currency | +5.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1,588 National currency is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 745 National currency, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1,588 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 789.7 National currency, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +205.9% | 256 National currency | 783 National currency |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 490.6 National currency | 256 National currency | 860 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 984.3 National currency | 810 National currency | 1,166 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,142 National currency | 1,013 National currency | 1,342 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,448 National currency | 1,341 National currency | 1,588 National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 Estonia 7.47 National currency compare
- 6 Spain 4,433 National currency compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,639 National currency compare
- 7 Latvia 4.85 National currency compare
- 8 Netherlands 0 National currency compare
- 8 Israel 2,138 National currency compare
- 10 Italy 1,545 National currency compare
- 11 Iceland 1,339 National currency compare
- 12 Greece 913 National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 757.39 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 19.15 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -37.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,807 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business in Sweden?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business in Sweden was 1,588 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,588 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 256 National currency in 1997.
- How does Sweden rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org