Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
2.6%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
81st
of 163 countries
All-time high
3.7%
in 2000
All-time low
1.1%
in 1980
Years of data
38
1980–2017
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Sweden, 1980–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 2.6% for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in 2017.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Sweden peaked at 3.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1980.
Sweden ranks 81st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.1% | — |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 1.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +43.2% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | +24.1% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | -26.9% |
| 1990 | 1.6% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 1.7% | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -22.4% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | +52.5% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +9.8% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -28.8% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 8 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 285,074 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4029 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Sweden?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Sweden was 2.6% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 81st out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.