Greece vs Sweden: Taxes on goods and services
Greece
33.3%
in 2024
Sweden
34.7%
in 2024
Greece rank
64th
Sweden rank
61st
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 34.7% against 33.3% in Greece, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 64th and Sweden ranks 61st of 156 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.2% | 31.0% | 6.2% | Greece |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 29.6% | 7.9% | Greece |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 33.0% | 1.3% | Greece |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 35.5% | 4.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 37.8% | 5.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 36.6% | 2.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 34.7% against 33.3% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Greece and Sweden?
- 1.4%, with Sweden 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 taxes on goods and services?
- Greece ranks 64th 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.