Austria vs Sweden: Tax revenue
Austria
25.8%
in 2024
Sweden
27.2%
in 2024
Austria rank
11th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax revenue over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.2% against 25.8% in Austria, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Austria ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 18.1% | 0.2% | Austria |
| 1980s | 18.4% | 18.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 23.0% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 28.6% | 2.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 27.6% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 27.6% | 1.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.2% against 25.8% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Austria and Sweden?
- 1.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue?
- Austria ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.