Taxes on international trade in Sweden

Sweden: Taxes on international trade was 0.9% in 1994. ▼ Falling

Latest (1994)
0.9%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
119th
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 1975
All-time low
0.5%
in 1986
Years of data
23
1972–1994

Taxes on international trade in Sweden, 1972–1994

0.511.521972198319941972: 1.4 % of revenue1973: 1.4 % of revenue1974: 1.3 % of revenue1975: 1.9 % of revenue1976: 1.5 % of revenue1977: 1.5 % of revenue1978: 1.1 % of revenue1979: 1.1 % of revenue1980: 1.1 % of revenue1981: 1.2 % of revenue1982: 0.563 % of revenue1983: 0.61 % of revenue1984: 0.533 % of revenue1985: 0.545 % of revenue1986: 0.48 % of revenue1987: 0.49 % of revenue1988: 0.578 % of revenue1989: 0.539 % of revenue1990: 0.531 % of revenue1991: 0.487 % of revenue1992: 0.785 % of revenue1993: 0.924 % of revenue1994: 0.881 % of revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.

Analysis

In 1994, taxes on international trade in Sweden stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 65.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Sweden peaked at 1.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1986.

Sweden ranks 119th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Taxes on international trade in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Sweden, 1972 to 1994.
Year % of revenue Change
1972 1.4%
1973 1.4% -3.8%
1974 1.3% -7.3%
1975 1.9% +49.9%
1976 1.5% -22.0%
1977 1.5% -2.8%
1978 1.1% -23.6%
1979 1.1% -5.0%
1980 1.1% +7.8%
1981 1.2% +0.5%
1982 0.6% -51.1%
1983 0.6% +8.2%
1984 0.5% -12.6%
1985 0.5% +2.4%
1986 0.5% -12.1%
1987 0.5% +2.1%
1988 0.6% +18.0%
1989 0.5% -6.6%
1990 0.5% -1.5%
1991 0.5% -8.4%
1992 0.8% +61.3%
1993 0.9% +17.8%
1994 0.9% -4.7%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Taxes on international trade in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +61.3% 0.5% 0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.4% 1.1% 1.9% 8
1980s 0.7% 0.5% 1.2% 10
1990s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 116 Malta 0.9% compare
  2. 117 Canada 0.9% compare
  3. 118 Iraq 0.9%
  4. 120 Peru 0.8% compare
  5. 121 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6% compare
  6. 122 Georgia 0.5%

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on international trade in Sweden?
Taxes on international trade in Sweden was 0.9% in 1994, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1975.
What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1986.
How does Sweden rank for taxes on international trade?
Sweden ranks 119th out of 154 countries with data for 1994.
Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.