Greece vs Sweden: Tax revenue
Greece
27.4%
in 2024
Sweden
27.2%
in 2024
Greece rank
7th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax revenue over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Greece currently reports 27.4% against 27.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Greece ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 18.1% | 4.5% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 18.8% | 4.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 27.2% | 7.7% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 28.6% | 7.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 27.6% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 27.6% | 1.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Greece or Sweden?
- Greece, at 27.4% against 27.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Greece and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue?
- Greece ranks 7th 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.