NationMaster - Swedish Taxation statistics

Components of taxation > Corporate income tax	u26%	[26th of 28]
Components of taxation > Goods and service tax	24%	[24th of 30]
Components of taxation > Payroll and workforce taxes	3%	[3rd of 7]
Components of taxation > Personal income tax	10%	[10th of 30]
Components of taxation > Property tax	12%	[12th of 18]
Components of taxation > Social security > Contribution by employer	5%	[5th of 27]
Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution	22%	[22nd of 30]
Contribution by middle 40%	5%	[5th of 14]
Contribution by poorest 30%	3%	[3rd of 14]
Contribution by richest 30%	12%	[12th of 14]
Tax Freedom Day > % Burden	1 %	[1st of 13]
Tax Freedom Day > Date of Year	8 Agust
Tax Freedom Day > Day of Year	1	[1st of 15]
Tax Freedom Day > Source that calculates it	skattebetalarna
Total tax wedge > Single worker	4%	[4th of 29]
Total tax wedge > Single-income family	2%	[2nd of 29]
Total taxation as % of GDP	1 % of GDP	[1st of 18]
Value Added Tax > Lower rate for dwellings	22	[22nd of 25]
Value Added Tax > Professional services	2	[2nd of 25]
Value Added Tax > Standard rate	1%	[1st of 25]

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SOURCES: Corporate Income tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.; Goods and service tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.; Payroll and workforce taxes as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2000.; Personal Income tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.; Property tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2000.; Tax on employer's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.; Tax on employee's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.; Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - middle class 40% (Data is for mid-1990s). Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.; Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - poorest 30% (Data is for mid-1990s). Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.; Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - richest 30% (Data is for mid-1990s). Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.; ; The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for a single worker without children, earning 100 % of the average wage. Data for 2001, and only for selected OECD countries.; The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for a married couple with two children, earning 100% of the average wage. Data for 2001. Selected OECD countries only.; Total taxation as % of GDP.; Value Added Tax 2002. Whether there is a lower rate for dwellings and if so, what rate.; Value Added Tax rate

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, Konungariket Sverige, Sverige

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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