Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sweden

Sweden: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 66.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
66.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 191 countries
All-time high
66.7%
in 2014
All-time low
58.9%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sweden, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 58.92006: 58.92007: 59.42008: 59.42009: 59.22010: 62.12011: 62.12012: 62.12013: 62.12014: 66.72015: 66.72016: 66.72017: 66.72018: 66.72019: 66.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sweden is 66.7%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sweden peaked at 66.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.9%, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 149th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sweden, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 58.9%
2006 58.9% +0.0%
2007 59.4% +0.9%
2008 59.4% +0.0%
2009 59.2% -0.3%
2010 62.1% +4.9%
2011 62.1% +0.0%
2012 62.1% +0.0%
2013 62.1% +0.0%
2014 66.7% +7.3%
2015 66.7% +0.0%
2016 66.7% -0.0%
2017 66.7% +0.0%
2018 66.7% +0.0%
2019 66.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.2% 58.9% 59.4% 5
2010s 64.8% 62.1% 66.7% 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 146 Dominican Republic 67.1% compare
  2. 147 Germany 67.1% compare
  3. 148 Benin 66.9% compare
  4. 150 Angola 66.6% compare
  5. 151 India 65.8% compare
  6. 152 Slovakia 65.8% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sweden?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sweden was 66.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 58.9% in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Sweden ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.