Estonia vs Sweden: Taxes on goods and services
Estonia
34.4%
in 2024
Sweden
34.7%
in 2024
Estonia rank
62nd
Sweden rank
61st
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 34.7% against 34.4% in Estonia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 61st of 156 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 33.8% | 1.3% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 35.5% | 0.1% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 37.8% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 36.6% | 1.3% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 34.7% against 34.4% in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Estonia and Sweden?
- 0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Estonia ranks 62nd and Sweden ranks 61st of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.