Australia vs Sweden: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Australia
422.00 billion current LCU
in 2022
Sweden
383.48 billion current LCU
in 2024
Australia rank
52nd
Sweden rank
55th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B197219982024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 422.00 billion current LCU against 383.48 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 38.52 billion current LCU.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 55th of 153 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 10.72 billion current LCU 24.30 billion current LCU 13.58 billion current LCU Sweden
1980s 35.53 billion current LCU 58.48 billion current LCU 22.94 billion current LCU Sweden
1990s 76.93 billion current LCU 80.56 billion current LCU 3.63 billion current LCU Sweden
2000s 157.83 billion current LCU 161.70 billion current LCU 3.87 billion current LCU Sweden
2010s 256.86 billion current LCU 214.59 billion current LCU 42.26 billion current LCU Australia
2020s 367.51 billion current LCU 306.20 billion current LCU 61.30 billion current LCU Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Australia or Sweden?
Australia, at 422.00 billion current LCU against 383.48 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Australia and Sweden?
38.52 billion current LCU, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Australia ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 55th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,587 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.