Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Sweden
Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on was 856,638 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Sweden, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 856,638 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Sweden peaked at 856,638 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 295,410 National currency, in 1995.
That places Sweden 2nd out of 23 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Sweden, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 295,410 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 318,693 National currency | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 335,368 National currency | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 351,717 National currency | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 377,313 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 402,040 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 404,633 National currency | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 407,470 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 435,887 National currency | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 457,733 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 489,300 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 526,631 National currency | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 530,997 National currency | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 522,607 National currency | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 500,326 National currency | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 509,214 National currency | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 515,896 National currency | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 532,224 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 554,194 National currency | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 577,457 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 627,464 National currency | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 682,484 National currency | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 718,044 National currency | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 727,981 National currency | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 729,281 National currency | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 735,061 National currency | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 791,003 National currency | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 816,863 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 819,735 National currency | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 850,504 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 856,638 National currency | +0.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 856,638 National currency is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 72,956 National currency, 11.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 856,638 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 75,791 National currency, 11.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 335,700 National currency | 295,410 National currency | 377,313 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 467,762 National currency | 402,040 National currency | 530,997 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 617,424 National currency | 509,214 National currency | 729,281 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 811,634 National currency | 735,061 National currency | 856,638 National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 United States 2.55 million National currency compare
- 1 Poland 183,514 National currency compare
- 2 Netherlands 110,062 National currency compare
- 2 Croatia 3,388 National currency compare
- 3 Denmark 802,251 National currency compare
- 3 Lithuania 6,336 National currency compare
- 4 Iceland 626,380 National currency compare
- 4 Slovenia 3,570 National currency compare
- 5 Norway 546,470 National currency compare
- 5 Latvia 2,870 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 — taxes on in Sweden?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Sweden was 856,638 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 856,638 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 295,410 National currency in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Sweden ranks 2nd out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 — Taxes on individual or household income excluding holding gains. 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