Netherlands vs Sweden: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Netherlands
38.5%
in 2023
Sweden
41.4%
in 2023
Netherlands rank
11th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 41.4% against 38.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 11th 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 | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.2% | 46.1% | 6.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 46.5% | 7.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 46.0% | 10.7% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 43.2% | 6.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 42.3% | 3.8% | 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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 41.4% against 38.5% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 2.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Netherlands ranks 11th 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.