Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sweden
Sweden: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 46.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
46.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 189 countries
All-time high
52.8%
in 2012
All-time low
12.4%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sweden, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 46.9% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sweden peaked at 52.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.4%, in 2010.
That places Sweden 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12.7% | — |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +326.0% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 12.4% | 52.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 46.9% | 47.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More health data for Sweden
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,109 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 30 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 0.4342 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0319 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sweden?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sweden was 46.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Sweden ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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