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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Sweden

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Sweden: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 41.44 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

41.44 Percentage of GDP

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

8th

of 35 countries

All-time high

50.02 Percentage of GDP

in 2000

All-time low

30.98 Percentage of GDP

in 1965

Years of data

1965–2024

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Sweden, 1965–2024

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 41.44 Percentage of GDP for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Sweden peaked at 50.02 Percentage of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.98 Percentage of GDP, in 1965.

Sweden ranks 8th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in Sweden, 1965 to 2024.
Year	Percentage of GDP	Change
1965	30.98 Percentage of GDP	—
1966	31.65 Percentage of GDP	+2.2%
1967	32.51 Percentage of GDP	+2.7%
1968	34.38 Percentage of GDP	+5.8%
1969	35.27 Percentage of GDP	+2.6%
1970	35.21 Percentage of GDP	-0.2%
1971	35.94 Percentage of GDP	+2.1%
1972	37.17 Percentage of GDP	+3.4%
1973	36.44 Percentage of GDP	-2.0%
1974	37.49 Percentage of GDP	+2.9%
1975	38.4 Percentage of GDP	+2.4%
1976	42.18 Percentage of GDP	+9.8%
1977	44.17 Percentage of GDP	+4.7%
1978	44.52 Percentage of GDP	+0.8%
1979	43.36 Percentage of GDP	-2.6%
1980	43.19 Percentage of GDP	-0.4%
1981	44.44 Percentage of GDP	+2.9%
1982	43.48 Percentage of GDP	-2.2%
1983	44.14 Percentage of GDP	+1.5%
1984	43.76 Percentage of GDP	-0.9%
1985	44.21 Percentage of GDP	+1.0%
1986	46.43 Percentage of GDP	+5.0%
1987	48.91 Percentage of GDP	+5.3%
1988	48.21 Percentage of GDP	-1.4%
1989	48.72 Percentage of GDP	+1.1%
1990	48.85 Percentage of GDP	+0.3%
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
1960s	32.96 Percentage of GDP	30.98 Percentage of GDP	35.27 Percentage of GDP	5
1970s	39.49 Percentage of GDP	35.21 Percentage of GDP	44.52 Percentage of GDP	10
1980s	45.55 Percentage of GDP	43.19 Percentage of GDP	48.91 Percentage of GDP	10
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

5 Belgium 42.57 Percentage of GDP compare
6 Finland 42.22 Percentage of GDP compare
7 Luxembourg 41.46 Percentage of GDP compare
9 Norway 40.19 Percentage of GDP compare
10 Greece 39.83 Percentage of GDP compare
11 Netherlands 38.54 Percentage of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

More economy & growth data for Sweden

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.14 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 16,078 current US$ per person (2025)
Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 157,898 current LCU per person (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2174 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in Sweden?: Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - 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 revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 50.02 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 30.98 Percentage of GDP in 1965.
How does Sweden rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?: Sweden ranks 8th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - 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 rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?: The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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.