Sweden: Taxes on goods and services

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 Sweden

Taxes on goods and services, percent of total revenue

 Latest value 41.54
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 41.28
 Min - Max 33.28 - 49.30
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 41.54 percent, an increase from 41.38 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 37.61 percent, based on data from 95 countries. Historically, the average for Sweden from 1991 to 2022 is 41.28 percent. The minimum value, 33.28 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 49.3 percent was recorded in 1994. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Sweden - Taxes on goods and services - historical chart - 1991-2022




Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 25.68 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 152.37 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -0.60 2023 percent
 Government debt 31.20 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 412.74 Q1/2025 billion
 Long-term interest rate 2.31 6/2025 percent
 Tax revenue 27.11 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 49.10 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 122 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 6 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 41.54 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 1.16 1994 percent
 Income and profits taxes 18.10 2022 percent
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