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18 gru 2019 · The report Swedish Taxes in International Comparison compares developments in tax bases and the tax structure over a longer period of time. Since the end of the 1990s, Sweden has lowered the tax on labour by almost 5 per cent of GDP, but in an international comparison taxes on labour are still high.
Comparable data tables show taxation and social security contributions as a percentage of GDP. The Taxing Wages database provides information on taxes paid and benefits received by workers under 8 different income and family composition situations.
The graph shows the proportion of total government revenue that is accounted for by income taxation. The data plotted corresponds to historical estimates from Flora (1983)4 up until 1975, and more recent estimates, starting 1980, from the International Centre for Tax and Development.
Sweden ranks 12th overall on the 2024 International Tax Competitiveness Index, one spot higher than in 2023. How does Sweden raise tax revenue? Explore the latest data regarding corporate taxes, individual taxes, consumption taxes, property taxes, and international taxes in Sweden below.
It presents a unique set of detailed and internationally comparable tax data in a common format for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards. This year’s edition includes a special feature on tax revenue buoyancy in OECD countries.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) - Sweden. International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
Figure SE 1: Tax revenues by main taxes, 2019 (in % of total taxation (left graph) and in % of GDP (right graph)) Source: European Commission, DG Taxation and Customs Union, based on Eurostat data
