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Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sweden

Sweden: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.889 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.889
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
3rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.917
in 2012
All-time low
0.187
in 1789
Years of data
237
1789–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sweden, 1789–2025

0.20.40.60.81178919072025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Sweden is 0.889, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Sweden peaked at 0.917 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.187, in 1789.

That places Sweden 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1789 0.187 —
1790 0.187 +0.0%
1791 0.187 +0.0%
1792 0.208 +11.2%
1793 0.188 -9.6%
1794 0.188 +0.0%
1795 0.188 +0.0%
1796 0.188 +0.0%
1797 0.188 +0.0%
1798 0.188 +0.0%
1799 0.188 +0.0%
1800 0.188 +0.0%
1801 0.188 +0.0%
1802 0.188 +0.0%
1803 0.188 +0.0%
1804 0.188 +0.0%
1805 0.188 +0.0%
1806 0.188 +0.0%
1807 0.188 +0.0%
1808 0.188 +0.0%
1809 0.26 +38.3%
1810 0.269 +3.5%
1811 0.269 +0.0%
1812 0.267 -0.7%
1813 0.256 -4.1%
1814 0.256 +0.0%
1815 0.258 +0.8%
1816 0.258 +0.0%
1817 0.259 +0.4%
1818 0.259 +0.0%
1819 0.259 +0.0%
1820 0.272 +5.0%
1821 0.272 +0.0%
1822 0.272 +0.0%
1823 0.27 -0.7%
1824 0.27 +0.0%
1825 0.27 +0.0%
1826 0.27 +0.0%
1827 0.27 +0.0%
1828 0.271 +0.4%
1829 0.271 +0.0%
1830 0.276 +1.8%
1831 0.276 +0.0%
1832 0.276 +0.0%
1833 0.276 +0.0%
1834 0.274 -0.7%
1835 0.274 +0.0%
1836 0.274 +0.0%
1837 0.274 +0.0%
1838 0.274 +0.0%
1839 0.274 +0.0%
1840 0.305 +11.3%
1841 0.305 +0.0%
1842 0.305 +0.0%
1843 0.305 +0.0%
1844 0.305 +0.0%
1845 0.308 +1.0%
1846 0.308 +0.0%
1847 0.308 +0.0%
1848 0.308 +0.0%
1849 0.308 +0.0%
1850 0.308 +0.0%
1851 0.308 +0.0%
1852 0.308 +0.0%
1853 0.308 +0.0%
1854 0.308 +0.0%
1855 0.308 +0.0%
1856 0.307 -0.3%
1857 0.307 +0.0%
1858 0.307 +0.0%
1859 0.309 +0.7%
1860 0.309 +0.0%
1861 0.309 +0.0%
1862 0.308 -0.3%
1863 0.308 +0.0%
1864 0.308 +0.0%
1865 0.307 -0.3%
1866 0.311 +1.3%
1867 0.311 +0.0%
1868 0.311 +0.0%
1869 0.313 +0.6%
1870 0.313 +0.0%
1871 0.313 +0.0%
1872 0.314 +0.3%
1873 0.314 +0.0%
1874 0.314 +0.0%
1875 0.313 -0.3%
1876 0.313 +0.0%
1877 0.313 +0.0%
1878 0.313 +0.0%
1879 0.313 +0.0%
1880 0.313 +0.0%
1881 0.314 +0.3%
1882 0.314 +0.0%
1883 0.314 +0.0%
1884 0.313 -0.3%
1885 0.313 +0.0%
1886 0.313 +0.0%
1887 0.313 +0.0%
1888 0.314 +0.3%
1889 0.314 +0.0%
1890 0.314 +0.0%
1891 0.314 +0.0%
1892 0.314 +0.0%
1893 0.315 +0.3%
1894 0.315 +0.0%
1895 0.315 +0.0%
1896 0.315 +0.0%
1897 0.315 +0.0%
1898 0.315 +0.0%
1899 0.315 +0.0%
1900 0.316 +0.3%
1901 0.316 +0.0%
1902 0.314 -0.6%
1903 0.31 -1.3%
1904 0.31 +0.0%
1905 0.31 +0.0%
1906 0.31 +0.0%
1907 0.311 +0.3%
1908 0.31 -0.3%
1909 0.322 +3.9%
1910 0.324 +0.6%
1911 0.327 +0.9%
1912 0.332 +1.5%
1913 0.331 -0.3%
1914 0.326 -1.5%
1915 0.325 -0.3%
1916 0.325 +0.0%
1917 0.428 +31.7%
1918 0.48 +12.1%
1919 0.484 +0.8%
1920 0.487 +0.6%
1921 0.499 +2.5%
1922 0.701 +40.5%
1923 0.701 +0.0%
1924 0.704 +0.4%
1925 0.704 +0.0%
1926 0.704 +0.0%
1927 0.704 +0.0%
1928 0.704 +0.0%
1929 0.702 -0.3%
1930 0.702 +0.0%
1931 0.7 -0.3%
1932 0.704 +0.6%
1933 0.711 +1.0%
1934 0.711 +0.0%
1935 0.711 +0.0%
1936 0.694 -2.4%
1937 0.692 -0.3%
1938 0.69 -0.3%
1939 0.685 -0.7%
1940 0.673 -1.8%
1941 0.675 +0.3%
1942 0.675 +0.0%
1943 0.675 +0.0%
1944 0.675 +0.0%
1945 0.691 +2.4%
1946 0.759 +9.8%
1947 0.759 +0.0%
1948 0.759 +0.0%
1949 0.766 +0.9%
1950 0.77 +0.5%
1951 0.77 +0.0%
1952 0.771 +0.1%
1953 0.773 +0.3%
1954 0.773 +0.0%
1955 0.773 +0.0%
1956 0.773 +0.0%
1957 0.772 -0.1%
1958 0.772 +0.0%
1959 0.772 +0.0%
1960 0.776 +0.5%
1961 0.776 +0.0%
1962 0.776 +0.0%
1963 0.776 +0.0%
1964 0.776 +0.0%
1965 0.776 +0.0%
1966 0.775 -0.1%
1967 0.775 +0.0%
1968 0.775 +0.0%
1969 0.775 +0.0%
1970 0.775 +0.0%
1971 0.895 +15.5%
1972 0.895 +0.0%
1973 0.895 +0.0%
1974 0.899 +0.4%
1975 0.905 +0.7%
1976 0.906 +0.1%
1977 0.907 +0.1%
1978 0.907 +0.0%
1979 0.907 +0.0%
1980 0.907 +0.0%
1981 0.907 +0.0%
1982 0.907 +0.0%
1983 0.907 +0.0%
1984 0.907 +0.0%
1985 0.908 +0.1%
1986 0.907 -0.1%
1987 0.907 +0.0%
1988 0.908 +0.1%
1989 0.909 +0.1%
1990 0.913 +0.4%
1991 0.912 -0.1%
1992 0.911 -0.1%
1993 0.911 +0.0%
1994 0.911 +0.0%
1995 0.912 +0.1%
1996 0.912 +0.0%
1997 0.912 +0.0%
1998 0.912 +0.0%
1999 0.909 -0.3%
2000 0.909 +0.0%
2001 0.909 +0.0%
2002 0.91 +0.1%
2003 0.911 +0.1%
2004 0.911 +0.0%
2005 0.911 +0.0%
2006 0.912 +0.1%
2007 0.914 +0.2%
2008 0.914 +0.0%
2009 0.914 +0.0%
2010 0.914 +0.0%
2011 0.914 +0.0%
2012 0.917 +0.3%
2013 0.916 -0.1%
2014 0.915 -0.1%
2015 0.915 +0.0%
2016 0.914 -0.1%
2017 0.914 +0.0%
2018 0.908 -0.7%
2019 0.899 -1.0%
2020 0.901 +0.2%
2021 0.9 -0.1%
2022 0.892 -0.9%
2023 0.883 -1.0%
2024 0.881 -0.2%
2025 0.889 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.187 0.187 0.187 1
1790s 0.1898 0.187 0.208 10
1800s 0.1952 0.188 0.26 10
1810s 0.261 0.256 0.269 10
1820s 0.2708 0.27 0.272 10
1830s 0.2748 0.274 0.276 10
1840s 0.3065 0.305 0.308 10
1850s 0.3078 0.307 0.309 10
1860s 0.3095 0.307 0.313 10
1870s 0.3133 0.313 0.314 10
1880s 0.3135 0.313 0.314 10
1890s 0.3147 0.314 0.315 10
1900s 0.3129 0.31 0.322 10
1910s 0.3682 0.324 0.484 10
1920s 0.661 0.487 0.704 10
1930s 0.7 0.685 0.711 10
1940s 0.7107 0.673 0.766 10
1950s 0.7719 0.77 0.773 10
1960s 0.7756 0.775 0.776 10
1970s 0.8891 0.775 0.907 10
1980s 0.9074 0.907 0.909 10
1990s 0.9115 0.909 0.913 10
2000s 0.9115 0.909 0.914 10
2010s 0.9126 0.899 0.917 10
2020s 0.891 0.881 0.901 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Denmark 0.913 compare
  2. 2 Norway 0.89 compare
  3. 3 Belgium 0.889 compare
  4. 5 Estonia 0.887 compare
  5. 5 Ireland 0.887 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Sweden?
Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Sweden was 0.889 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.917 in 2012.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.187 in 1789.
How does Sweden rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
Sweden ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.