Norway vs Sweden: Taxes on international trade

Norway
4.19 billion current LCU
in 2024
Sweden
4.82 billion current LCU
in 1994
Norway rank
85th
Sweden rank
83rd

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B197219982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.82 billion current LCU against 4.19 billion current LCU in Norway, a difference of 634.00 million current LCU.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 83rd of 155 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 675.50 million current LCU 1.52 billion current LCU 847.00 million current LCU Sweden
1980s 1.20 billion current LCU 2.08 billion current LCU 879.80 million current LCU Sweden
1990s 1.87 billion current LCU 4.15 billion current LCU 2.28 billion current LCU Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Norway or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.82 billion current LCU against 4.19 billion current LCU in Norway as of 1994.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Norway and Sweden?
634.00 million current LCU, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1994.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Norway ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 83rd of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Taxes on international trade (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
155 places, 4,046 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.