Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in Sweden
Sweden: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value was 579,440 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in Sweden, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 579,440 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in Sweden peaked at 579,440 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 158,051 National currency, in 1996.
Sweden ranks 7th of 29 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 — Value in Sweden, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 165,310 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 158,051 National currency | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 168,199 National currency | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 177,431 National currency | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 187,722 National currency | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 195,203 National currency | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 204,529 National currency | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 215,697 National currency | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 225,145 National currency | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 233,966 National currency | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 248,202 National currency | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 263,818 National currency | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 282,585 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 297,504 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 299,452 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 322,603 National currency | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 330,770 National currency | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 329,311 National currency | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 337,823 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 353,439 National currency | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 379,119 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 405,160 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 424,886 National currency | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 445,241 National currency | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 459,699 National currency | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 461,132 National currency | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 499,361 National currency | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 552,246 National currency | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 552,499 National currency | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 555,722 National currency | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 579,440 National currency | +4.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 579,440 National currency is above the median for high income countries, which is 143,275 National currency, 4.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 579,440 National currency is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 119,072 National currency, 4.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 171,343 National currency | 158,051 National currency | 187,722 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 246,610 National currency | 195,203 National currency | 299,452 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,805 National currency | 322,603 National currency | 459,699 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 533,400 National currency | 461,132 National currency | 579,440 National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 4 Costa Rica 2.31 million National currency compare
- 4 Poland 290,738 National currency compare
- 5 Mexico 1.41 million National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 78,805 National currency compare
- 6 Czechia 586,901 National currency compare
- 6 Lithuania 6,408 National currency compare
- 7 Slovenia 5,350 National currency compare
- 8 Iceland 423,595 National currency compare
- 8 Estonia 4,166 National currency compare
- 9 Norway 401,000 National currency compare
- 9 Latvia 3,845 National currency compare
- 10 Germany 298,764 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 — value in Sweden?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in Sweden was 579,440 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 579,440 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,051 National currency in 1996.
- How does Sweden rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 — Value added type taxes. 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