Which has higher tax rate, Iceland or Sweden?

Sweden, at 19.15 Rate against 18.59 Rate in Iceland as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Eurostat, published as Tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland

18.59 Rate

in 2023

Sweden

19.15 Rate

in 2025

Iceland rank

17th

Sweden rank

16th

Sweden currently reports 19.15 Rate against 18.59 Rate in Iceland, a difference of 0.56 Rate.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Iceland ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Decade	Iceland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.2 Rate	25.91 Rate	7.72 Rate	Sweden
2010s	19.82 Rate	19.96 Rate	0.134 Rate	Sweden
2020s	19.41 Rate	18.57 Rate	0.8425 Rate	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher tax rate, Iceland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 19.15 Rate against 18.59 Rate in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in tax rate between Iceland and Sweden?: 0.56 Rate, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for tax rate?: Iceland ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Tax rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.