Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax in Sweden
Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax was 2.72 million National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax in Sweden, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax in Sweden is 2.72 million National currency, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax in Sweden peaked at 2.72 million National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 868,106 National currency, in 1995.
Sweden ranks 9th of 30 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 — Total tax in Sweden, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 868,106 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 933,963 National currency | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 982,457 National currency | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million National currency | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million National currency | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million National currency | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 1.17 million National currency | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million National currency | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million National currency | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.29 million National currency | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million National currency | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million National currency | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million National currency | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.51 million National currency | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million National currency | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million National currency | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million National currency | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.59 million National currency | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.64 million National currency | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.69 million National currency | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million National currency | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 1.96 million National currency | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 2.05 million National currency | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.13 million National currency | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.18 million National currency | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.16 million National currency | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.36 million National currency | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 2.51 million National currency | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 2.59 million National currency | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.67 million National currency | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 2.72 million National currency | +1.8% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 2.72 million National currency is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 776,350 National currency, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 2.72 million National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.04 million National currency, 2.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 986,853 National currency | 868,106 National currency | 1.11 million National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million National currency | 1.17 million National currency | 1.51 million National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million National currency | 1.54 million National currency | 2.18 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.50 million National currency | 2.16 million National currency | 2.72 million National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 6 United States 7.61 million National currency compare
- 6 Latvia 14,020 National currency compare
- 7 Mexico 5.94 million National currency compare
- 8 Czechia 2.81 million National currency compare
- 10 Norway 2.13 million National currency compare
- 11 Germany 1.72 million National currency compare
- 12 Iceland 1.69 million 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 — total tax in Sweden?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax in Sweden was 2.72 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 — total tax recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 868,106 National currency in 1995.
- How does Sweden rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax?
- Sweden ranks 9th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. 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 — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions. 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