Paying taxes: Profit tax in Sweden

Sweden: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 13.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 190 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2007
All-time low
13.1%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Sweden, 2005–2019

0510152005201220192005: 16.6 % of profits2006: 16.6 % of profits2007: 16.8 % of profits2008: 16.8 % of profits2009: 16.7 % of profits2010: 16 % of profits2011: 16 % of profits2012: 16 % of profits2013: 16 % of profits2014: 13.1 % of profits2015: 13.1 % of profits2016: 13.1 % of profits2017: 13.1 % of profits2018: 13.1 % of profits2019: 13.1 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 13.1% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Sweden peaked at 16.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2014.

Sweden ranks 114th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Sweden, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 16.6%
2006 16.6% +0.0%
2007 16.8% +1.2%
2008 16.8% +0.0%
2009 16.7% -0.6%
2010 16.0% -4.2%
2011 16.0% +0.0%
2012 16.0% +0.0%
2013 16.0% +0.0%
2014 13.1% -18.1%
2015 13.1% +0.0%
2016 13.1% +0.0%
2017 13.1% +0.0%
2018 13.1% +0.0%
2019 13.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.7% 16.6% 16.8% 5
2010s 14.3% 13.1% 16.0% 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 111 Jamaica 13.6% compare
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  3. 113 Viet Nam 13.2% compare
  4. 114 Maldives 13.1% compare
  5. 116 Serbia 13.0% compare
  6. 117 Azerbaijan 12.7% compare
  7. 117 Slovenia 12.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Sweden?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Sweden was 13.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2014.
How does Sweden rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Sweden ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.