Environmental taxes, Taxes on pollution in Sweden
Sweden: Environmental taxes, Taxes on pollution was 3.37 billion in 2022. ▲ Rising
Environmental taxes, Taxes on pollution in Sweden, 1995–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 3.37 billion for environmental taxes, taxes on pollution in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 228.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental taxes, taxes on pollution in Sweden peaked at 3.37 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 901.00 million, in 2013.
That places Sweden 18th out of 74 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Environmental taxes, Taxes on pollution in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.29 billion | — |
| 1996 | 1.68 billion | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 1.61 billion | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.51 billion | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 1.54 billion | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 2.52 billion | +63.8% |
| 2001 | 2.39 billion | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 2.47 billion | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.43 billion | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.23 billion | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 2.10 billion | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 2.09 billion | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.92 billion | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 1.49 billion | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 1.23 billion | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 1.20 billion | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.17 billion | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 billion | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 901.00 million | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 970.00 million | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 billion | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1.06 billion | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.71 billion | +60.6% |
| 2018 | 2.42 billion | +41.6% |
| 2019 | 2.54 billion | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.87 billion | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 3.25 billion | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 3.37 billion | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 billion | 1.29 billion | 1.68 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.09 billion | 1.23 billion | 2.52 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 billion | 901.00 million | 2.54 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 billion | 2.87 billion | 3.37 billion | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More public sector data for Sweden
- Arms imports 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 66.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,139 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 37.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 12.04 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 240.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental taxes, taxes on pollution in Sweden?
- Environmental taxes, taxes on pollution in Sweden was 3.37 billion in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental taxes, taxes on pollution recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 billion in 2022.
- What is the lowest environmental taxes, taxes on pollution recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 901.00 million in 2013.
- How does Sweden rank for environmental taxes, taxes on pollution?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 74 countries with data for 2022.
- Is environmental taxes, taxes on pollution rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.9%. 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, Taxes on pollution (Domestic Currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.