Sweden vs Uruguay: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Sweden
18.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
18.8%
in 2024
Sweden rank
106th
Uruguay rank
103rd
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 18.8% against 18.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 153 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 7.3% | 15.0% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 7.8% | 9.1% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 9.6% | 1.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.8% | 3.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 20.5% | 5.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 20.5% | 3.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 18.8% against 18.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Sweden ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd 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 (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.