OECD members vs Sweden: Tax revenue
OECD members
15.7%
in 2024
Sweden
27.2%
in 2024
OECD members rank
11th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax revenue over time
- OECD members
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 27.2% against 15.7% in OECD members, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 35 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.0% | 18.1% | 4.1% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 18.8% | 4.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 23.0% | 8.0% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 28.6% | 13.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 27.6% | 12.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 27.6% | 11.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, OECD members or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 27.2% against 15.7% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between OECD members and Sweden?
- 11.5%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do OECD members and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue?
- OECD members ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 35 groups.
- 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.