Laos vs Sweden: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Laos
23.6%
in 2022
Sweden
22.0%
in 2024
Laos rank
131st
Sweden rank
133rd
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Laos
- Sweden
How they compare
Laos currently reports 23.6% against 22.0% in Sweden, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 133rd of 153 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 18.2% | 10.2% | Laos |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.5% | 3.2% | Laos |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 20.3% | 1.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Laos or Sweden?
- Laos, at 23.6% against 22.0% in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Laos and Sweden?
- 1.6%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sweden?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Sweden rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Laos ranks 131st and Sweden ranks 133rd 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.