Paying taxes: Payments in Sweden

Sweden: Paying taxes: Payments was 6 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
6 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
6 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
6 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Sweden, 2005–2019

02462005201220192005: 6 number per year2006: 6 number per year2007: 6 number per year2008: 6 number per year2009: 6 number per year2010: 6 number per year2011: 6 number per year2012: 6 number per year2013: 6 number per year2014: 6 number per year2015: 6 number per year2016: 6 number per year2017: 6 number per year2018: 6 number per year2019: 6 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 6 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Sweden peaked at 6 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6 number per year, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 173rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6 number per year 6 number per year 6 number per year 5
2010s 6 number per year 6 number per year 6 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 173 Mexico 6 number per year compare
  2. 173 Israel 6 number per year compare
  3. 173 Morocco 6 number per year compare
  4. 173 Vietnam 6 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Sweden?
Paying taxes: payments in Sweden was 6 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 6 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 6 number per year in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for paying taxes: payments?
Sweden ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.