Tax revenue in Sweden
Central government tax revenue in Sweden was equal to 27.2% of GDP in 2024.
Sweden, 2024
27.2%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
22.7%
Tax revenue in Sweden over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sweden | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.2% | 19.8% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | 19.6% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | 19.9% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | 19.9% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | 20.0% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | 19.9% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | 19.8% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | 19.7% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | 19.7% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | 19.9% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | 19.7% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | 19.3% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | 18.9% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | 18.7% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | 18.4% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | 19.2% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | 19.6% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | 19.3% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | 19.0% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | 18.7% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | 18.9% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | 19.1% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | 19.4% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | 19.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 27.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 26.9%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.8%.