Tax rate in Sweden

Sweden: Tax rate was 19.15 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
19.15 Rate
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
29.44 Rate
in 2000
All-time low
17.07 Rate
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Tax rate in Sweden, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 29.4 Rate2001: 28.5 Rate2002: 27.1 Rate2003: 27.6 Rate2004: 27.9 Rate2005: 27.1 Rate2006: 26.4 Rate2007: 22.7 Rate2008: 21.8 Rate2009: 20.6 Rate2010: 19.8 Rate2011: 19.9 Rate2012: 20 Rate2013: 20.2 Rate2014: 19.6 Rate2015: 19.8 Rate2016: 20.1 Rate2017: 20.2 Rate2018: 20.3 Rate2019: 19.6 Rate2020: 19.7 Rate2021: 18.4 Rate2022: 17.8 Rate2023: 18.4 Rate2024: 17.1 Rate2025: 19.1 Rate

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.

Analysis

In 2025, tax rate in Sweden stood at 19.15 Rate.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate in Sweden peaked at 29.44 Rate in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.07 Rate, in 2024.

Sweden ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.91 Rate 20.63 Rate 29.44 Rate 10
2010s 19.96 Rate 19.59 Rate 20.33 Rate 10
2020s 18.41 Rate 17.07 Rate 19.66 Rate 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 13 United States 19.85 Rate compare
  2. 14 Latvia 19.66 Rate compare
  3. 15 Slovakia 19.34 Rate compare
  4. 17 Iceland 18.59 Rate compare
  5. 18 Luxembourg 17.12 Rate compare
  6. 19 Türkiye 16.69 Rate compare

See the full ranking of 39 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate in Sweden?
Tax rate in Sweden was 19.15 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 29.44 Rate in 2000.
What is the lowest tax rate recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 17.07 Rate in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for tax rate?
Sweden ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax rate
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 890 data points, 2000–2025
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