Sweden—Tax Revenue (% of GDP)
Category: Fiscal & MonetarySource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #8 of 139Series years: 2000–2024
Latest Value
27.2%
2024
YoY Change
-0.5%
2023 → 2024
Global Rank
#8
of 139 countries
Maximum
30.4%
2000
Minimum
26.8%
2012
CAGR
-0.5%
25 years
Last
27.2%
Previous
27.4%
Highest
30.4%
Lowest
26.8%
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Sweden's tax revenue (% of GDP) was 27.2% in 2024, ranking #8 out of 139 countries. This represents a -0.5% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 30.4% (2000) and the lowest was 26.8% (2012). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Sweden — Tax Revenue (% of GDP): 27.2263453447308 % of GDP for reference year 2024. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 30.4% |
Top Countries — Tax Revenue (% of GDP)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesotho | 35.4% | 2024 |
| 2 | Namibia | 33.9% | 2024 |
| 3 | Denmark | 33.4% | 2024 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 29.5% | 2024 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 28.6% | 2024 |
| 6 | Macao SAR, China | 27.4% | 2024 |
| 7 | Greece | 27.4% | 2024 |
| 8 | Sweden | 27.2% | 2024 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 26.9% | 2024 |
| 10 | South Africa | 25.9% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Methodology
Data compiled by Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Unit
% of GDP