Norway vs Sweden: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Norway
2.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sweden
2.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Norway rank
78th
Sweden rank
75th

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
0.511.522.53197219982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 2.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway, a difference of 0.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 75th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8015 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3937 current LCU per US$ of GDP Norway
1980s 1.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4276 current LCU per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 1.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1001 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sweden
2000s 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4033 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 1.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4866 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sweden
2020s 2.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2345 current LCU per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 2.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Norway and Sweden?
0.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Norway ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 75th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.