Environmental taxes in Sweden

Sweden: Environmental taxes was 96.57 billion in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
96.57 billion
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
31st
of 123 countries
All-time high
106.00 billion
in 2019
All-time low
50.54 billion
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Environmental taxes in Sweden, 1995–2022

025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B1995200820221995: 50.5B1996: 57.1B1997: 56.1B1998: 59.6B1999: 60.1B2000: 62.3B2001: 66.2B2002: 70.3B2003: 73.6B2004: 75.2B2005: 79.2B2006: 81.0B2007: 83.0B2008: 87.0B2009: 88.4B2010: 91.2B2011: 87.9B2012: 89.0B2013: 88.8B2014: 86.9B2015: 92.9B2016: 98.3B2017: 98.9B2018: 101.0B2019: 106.0B2020: 99.7B2021: 103.0B2022: 96.6B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 96.57 billion for environmental taxes in 2022.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental taxes in Sweden peaked at 106.00 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.54 billion, in 1995.

Sweden ranks 31st of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.68 billion 50.54 billion 60.09 billion 5
2000s 76.62 billion 62.33 billion 88.44 billion 10
2010s 94.08 billion 86.89 billion 106.00 billion 10
2020s 99.76 billion 96.57 billion 103.00 billion 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 28 Rwanda 115.00 billion compare
  2. 29 Mali 111.00 billion compare
  3. 30 Burkina Faso 110.00 billion compare
  4. 32 Dominican Republic 89.00 billion compare
  5. 33 Norway 81.01 billion compare
  6. 34 Poland 78.02 billion compare

See the full ranking of 123 places →

More public sector data for Sweden

All data for Sweden →

Frequently asked questions

What is environmental taxes in Sweden?
Environmental taxes in Sweden was 96.57 billion in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest environmental taxes recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 106.00 billion in 2019.
What is the lowest environmental taxes recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 50.54 billion in 1995.
How does Sweden rank for environmental taxes?
Sweden ranks 31st out of 123 countries with data for 2022.
Is environmental taxes rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental taxes (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Environmental taxes in Sweden. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/environmental-taxes-domestic-currency/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/stat/environmental-taxes-domestic-currency/sweden/">Environmental taxes in Sweden</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Environmental taxes (Domestic Currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
123 places, 2,423 data points, 1995–2022
Last refreshed

This dataset tracks government revenue from taxes imposed on activities that negatively impact the environment. These taxes are categorized into four types: energy taxes (including fuel for transport), transport taxes (excluding fuel for transport), pollution taxes, and resource taxes.