Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on in Sweden
Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on was 700,204 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
In 2025, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Sweden stood at 700,204 National currency. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on in Sweden peaked at 700,204 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 235,924 National currency, in 1996.
That places Sweden 9th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 — Taxes on in Sweden, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 237,576 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 235,924 National currency | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 243,914 National currency | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 257,789 National currency | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 269,358 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 276,799 National currency | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 289,759 National currency | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 305,537 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 319,212 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 330,490 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 347,930 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 365,548 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 388,188 National currency | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 406,258 National currency | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 411,349 National currency | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 438,051 National currency | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 442,559 National currency | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 440,560 National currency | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 447,141 National currency | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 461,500 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 493,207 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 525,918 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 547,181 National currency | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 573,500 National currency | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 588,324 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 588,079 National currency | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 633,388 National currency | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 677,006 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 673,993 National currency | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 685,316 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 700,204 National currency | +2.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 700,204 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 235,739 National currency, 3.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 700,204 National currency is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 213,630 National currency, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 248,912 National currency | 235,924 National currency | 269,358 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 344,107 National currency | 276,799 National currency | 411,349 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 495,794 National currency | 438,051 National currency | 588,324 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 659,664 National currency | 588,079 National currency | 700,204 National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 Mexico 2.27 million National currency compare
- 6 Lithuania 8,614 National currency compare
- 7 United States 1.10 million National currency compare
- 7 Slovenia 7,845 National currency compare
- 8 Czechia 809,365 National currency compare
- 8 Estonia 5,391 National currency compare
- 9 Latvia 5,259 National currency compare
- 10 Iceland 528,708 National currency compare
- 11 Norway 504,602 National currency compare
- 12 Germany 402,315 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 700,204 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 700,204 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 235,924 National currency in 1996.
- How does Sweden rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Sweden ranks 9th 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 42.0%. 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 products. 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