Sweden vs United Kingdom: Taxes on international trade

Sweden
0.9%
in 1994
United Kingdom
0.6%
in 2024
Sweden rank
119th
United Kingdom rank
121st

Taxes on international trade over time

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
00.511.52197219982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sweden ranks 119th and United Kingdom ranks 121st of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 1.4% 0.7% 0.7% Sweden
1980s 0.7% 0.1% 0.6% Sweden
1990s 0.6% 0.0% 0.6% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on international trade, Sweden or United Kingdom?
Sweden, at 0.9% against 0.6% in United Kingdom as of 1994.
What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Sweden and United Kingdom?
0.3%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1993.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for taxes on international trade?
Sweden ranks 119th and United Kingdom ranks 121st of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). 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 (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,959 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.