How does Sweden rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?

Sweden ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Sweden?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Sweden

Name: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Sweden
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sweden: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 95 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

11th

of 188 countries

All-time high

in 2005

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Sweden, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Sweden stood at 95. 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 per year (number per year) - score in Sweden peaked at 95 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	95	95	95	5
2010s	95	95	95	10

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More reference data data for Sweden

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Sweden?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Sweden was 95 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Sweden?: The highest recorded value was 95 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Sweden?: The lowest recorded value was 95 in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: Sweden ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score 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 per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.