Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Sweden
Sweden: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 41.44 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 41.44 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Sweden peaked at 50.02 Percentage of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.44 Percentage of GDP, in 2024.
That places Sweden 8th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.85 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 46.92 Percentage of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 44.47 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 43.8 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 44.08 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 45.11 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 46.75 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 47.64 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 47.7 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.19 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 50.02 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 47.1 Percentage of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 45.04 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 45.56 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 46.01 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 47.37 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 45.97 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 45.02 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.23 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 43.92 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.14 Percentage of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 42.22 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 42.34 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.7 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 42.49 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.93 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 44.32 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 44.57 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 44.24 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 43.07 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 42.65 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 43.13 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 42.87 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.71 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 41.44 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.35 Percentage of GDP | 43.8 Percentage of GDP | 48.85 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.03 Percentage of GDP | 43.92 Percentage of GDP | 50.02 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2 Percentage of GDP | 42.22 Percentage of GDP | 44.57 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.36 Percentage of GDP | 41.44 Percentage of GDP | 43.13 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 56,545 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 555,308 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Sweden?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Sweden was 41.44 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 50.02 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.44 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.