Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sweden
Sweden: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 67.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
67.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
65th
of 189 countries
All-time high
73.8%
in 2012
All-time low
67.9%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sweden, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 67.9% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sweden peaked at 73.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 65th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 71.8% | — |
| 2010 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 67.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 92% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 67.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 90% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8% | 71.8% | 71.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 68.4% | 73.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 67.9% | 68.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0243 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sweden?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Sweden was 67.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Sweden ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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