Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 41.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Sweden stood at 41.4%. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 50.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2023.
Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.9% | — |
| 1981 | 45.2% | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 44.2% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 44.3% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 46.9% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 49.4% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 48.7% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 47.5% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 43.8% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 50.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 47.1% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 45.0% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 44.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.1% | 43.9% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.5% | 43.8% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 43.9% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 42.2% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.4% | 42.8% | 4 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1834 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 11,578 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.0992 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.7 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 107,607 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Sweden was 41.4% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.