Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Sweden
Sweden: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.269 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Sweden, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Sweden stood at 0.269.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Sweden peaked at 0.3214 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1868, in 2002.
That places Sweden 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2648 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2361 | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2628 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2568 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2817 | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3214 | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2421 | -24.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1868 | -22.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1936 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2268 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2692 | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2903 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3133 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2593 | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2444 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2816 | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.271 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2381 | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2429 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.262 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2917 | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2885 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2941 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2866 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2904 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.269 | -7.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.269 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 30% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.269 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.877, 31% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2604 | 0.2361 | 0.2817 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2547 | 0.1868 | 0.3214 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2747 | 0.2381 | 0.2941 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.269 | 0.269 | 0.269 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Sweden?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Sweden was 0.269 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3214 in 2000.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1868 in 2002.
- How does Sweden rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Sweden ranks 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.