Sweden vs Turkey: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Sweden
34.7%
in 2024
Turkey
35.1%
in 2024
Sweden rank
61st
Turkey rank
59th
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 35.1% against 34.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 59th of 156 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.0% | 28.5% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 29.7% | 26.8% | 2.9% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 37.3% | 3.7% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 35.4% | 1.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 38.0% | 0.2% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 35.8% | 0.8% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 35.1% against 34.7% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.4%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Sweden ranks 61st and Turkey ranks 59th 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.