Lithuania vs Sweden: Taxes on goods and services
Lithuania
12.9%
in 2024
Sweden
13.0%
in 2024
Lithuania rank
50th
Sweden rank
49th
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Lithuania
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 13.0% against 12.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Lithuania ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 49th of 154 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.4% | 14.8% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 14.4% | 1.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 14.5% | 1.5% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.9% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Lithuania or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 13.0% against 12.9% in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Lithuania and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Sweden rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Lithuania ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 49th of 154 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 (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.