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Components of taxation > Corporate income tax	u4.8%		[26th of 28]
Components of taxation > Goods and service tax	26.4%		[24th of 30]
Components of taxation > Payroll and workforce taxes	4.3%		[3rd of 7]
Components of taxation > Personal income tax	30.4%		[10th of 30]
Contribution by middle 40%	35.8%		[5th of 14]
Contribution by poorest 30%	11%		[3rd of 14]
Contribution by richest 30%	53.3%		[12th of 14]
Highest marginal tax rate, corporate rate > %	28 %		[49th of 108]
Highest marginal tax rate, individual > on income exceeding, US$	61,673.36 $		[19th of 93]
Highest marginal tax rate, individual rate > %	25 %		[70th of 102]
Net taxes on products > constant LCU	308958000000
Tax revenue > % of GDP	20.85 %		[27th of 98]
Tax revenue > current LCU	557264000000
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue	8.67 %		[59th of 98]
Total tax rate > % of profit	57 %		[42nd of 171]
Total tax wedge > Single worker	48.6%		[4th of 29]
Total tax wedge > Single-income family	41.4%		[2nd of 29]
Total taxation as % of GDP	54.2 % of GDP		[1st of 18]
Value Added Tax > Professional services	25		[2nd of 25]
Value Added Tax > Standard rate	25%		[1st of 25]

Interesting facts on Swedish Taxation

• People in Germany, Belgium, Hungary and Sweden have to pay almost half their salaries in tax.
• Tax makes up half of the of Gross Domestic Product in Denmark and Sweden. In Japan and the United States, it makes up less than 30%.

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