Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Sweden
Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on was 1.37 million 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 1.37 million 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 2.7% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Sweden peaked at 1.37 million National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 403,653 National currency, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 8th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 403,653 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 430,589 National currency | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 442,295 National currency | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 515,345 National currency | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 539,067 National currency | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 538,815 National currency | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 563,505 National currency | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 590,263 National currency | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 611,099 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 628,100 National currency | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 656,447 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 685,202 National currency | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 726,628 National currency | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 760,065 National currency | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 748,200 National currency | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 785,795 National currency | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 804,851 National currency | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 818,010 National currency | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 835,104 National currency | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 859,887 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 915,061 National currency | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 987,538 National currency | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million National currency | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.08 million National currency | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million National currency | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million National currency | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million National currency | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million National currency | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million National currency | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.34 million National currency | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 1.37 million National currency | +2.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.37 million National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 319,002 National currency, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.37 million National currency is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 255,331 National currency, 5.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 466,190 National currency | 403,653 National currency | 539,067 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 650,832 National currency | 538,815 National currency | 760,065 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 921,657 National currency | 785,795 National currency | 1.10 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million National currency | 1.08 million National currency | 1.37 million National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 5 Costa Rica 4.83 million National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 126,262 National currency compare
- 6 Mexico 2.53 million National currency compare
- 6 Lithuania 9,154 National currency compare
- 7 United States 1.95 million National currency compare
- 7 Slovenia 8,669 National currency compare
- 8 Latvia 5,850 National currency compare
- 9 Czechia 857,325 National currency compare
- 9 Estonia 5,843 National currency compare
- 10 Iceland 654,540 National currency compare
- 11 Norway 547,493 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 1.37 million 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 1.37 million 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 403,653 National currency in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 31 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 50.0%. 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 production and imports. 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