Greece vs Sweden: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Greece
39.8%
in 2023
Sweden
41.4%
in 2023
Greece rank
10th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Greece
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 41.4% against 39.8% in Greece, a difference of 1.6%.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 46.1% | 22.4% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 46.5% | 18.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 46.0% | 14.3% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 43.2% | 6.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 42.3% | 2.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Greece or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 41.4% against 39.8% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Greece and Sweden?
- 1.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sweden?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Greece ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.