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Economy > Tax Stats: compare key data on Norway & Sweden

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  • Components of taxation > Personal income tax: Personal Income tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • GDP > Constant LCU: GDP (constant LCU). GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GDP > Constant LCU per capita: GDP (constant LCU). GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Current LCU: GDP (current LCU). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
  • GDP > Current LCU per capita: GDP (current LCU). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Current US$ per capita: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP per capita > Constant LCU: GDP per capita (constant LCU). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate: Highest marginal tax rate (corporate rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of corporations.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals. This series presents the income levels for individuals above which the highest marginal tax rates levied at the national level apply.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals.
  • Tax payments > Number: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent.
  • Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Total tax wedge > Single worker: 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.
  • GDP > Current US$: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
  • Taxes on international trade > Current LCU: Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
  • Components of taxation > Property tax: Property tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2000.
  • Customs and other import duties > Current LCU: Customs and other import duties are all levies collected on goods that are entering the country or services delivered by nonresidents to residents. They include levies imposed for revenue or protection purposes and determined on a specific or ad valorem basis as long as they are restricted to imported goods or services.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Social security contributions: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments."
  • Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution: Tax on employee's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions."
  • Tax payments > Number per million: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method > Current US$: GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$). GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • Tax payments > Number > Per capita: Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Components of taxation > Corporate income tax: Corporate Income tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Tax Freedom Day > Date of year: Date when the Tax Freedom Day was achieved by countries in the year mentioned. Tax Freedom Day is the first day of the year in which a nation as a whole has theoretically earned enough income to fund its annual tax burden
  • Tax revenue > Current LCU: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue."
  • Other taxes > Current LCU: Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes."
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ per capita: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net taxes on products > Current LCU: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current local currency.
  • Components of taxation > Goods and service tax: Goods and service tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Social contributions > Current LCU: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
  • Value Added Tax > Professional services: Value Added Tax 2002. Whether there is a lower rate for dwellings and if so, what rate.
  • Components of taxation > Social security > Contribution by employer: Tax on employer's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Value Added Tax > Lower rate for dwellings: Value Added Tax 2002. Whether there is a lower rate for dwellings and if so, what rate.
  • Value Added Tax > Professional services per million: Value Added Tax 2002. Whether there is a lower rate for dwellings and if so, what rate. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Total tax wedge > Single-income family: 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.
  • Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Taxes on international trade > Current LCU per capita: Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Other taxes > % of revenue: Other taxes (% of revenue). Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes.
  • Profit tax > % of commercial profits: Profit tax (% of commercial profits). Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.
  • Other taxes payable by businesses > % of commercial profits: Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits). Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.
  • Total tax rate > % of commercial profits: Total tax rate (% of commercial profits). Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.
  • Total tax rate > % of profit: Total tax rate is the total amount of taxes payable by businesses (except for labor taxes) after accounting for deductions and exemptions as a percentage of profit.
  • GDP > Current US$, % of GDP: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Tax revenue > % of GDP: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue."
  • Taxes on international trade > % of revenue: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes."
  • Grants and other revenue > Current LCU: Grants and other revenue include grants from other foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; interest; dividends; rent; requited, nonrepayable receipts for public purposes (such as fines, administrative fees, and entrepreneurial income from government owner\xADship of property); and voluntary, unrequited, nonrepayable receipts other than grants."
  • Revenue > Excluding grants > Current LCU: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • Social security contributions > Current LCU: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments."
  • Contribution by poorest 30%: 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.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Net taxes on products > Constant LCU: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Taxes on goods and services > Current LCU: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • Contribution by middle 40%: 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.
  • Taxes on goods and services including sales tax > % value added of industry and services: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • Social contributions > % of revenue: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Contribution by richest 30%: 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.
  • Grants and other revenue > % of revenue: Grants and other revenue include grants from other foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; interest; dividends; rent; requited, nonrepayable receipts for public purposes (such as fines, administrative fees, and entrepreneurial income from government owner\xADship of property); and voluntary, unrequited, nonrepayable receipts other than grants."
  • Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue: Customs and other import duties are all levies collected on goods that are entering the country or services delivered by nonresidents to residents. They include levies imposed for revenue or protection purposes and determined on a specific or ad valorem basis as long as they are restricted to imported goods or services.
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per capita: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Labor tax and contributions > % of commercial profits: Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits). Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.
  • GDP growth > Annual %: GDP growth (annual %). Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • GDP per capita > Current LCU: GDP per capita (current LCU). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
  • Revenue, excluding grants > % of GDP: Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here.
STAT Norway Sweden HISTORY
Components of taxation > Personal income tax 24.8%
Ranked 17th.
30.4%
Ranked 10th. 23% more than Norway
GDP > Constant LCU 2.12 trillion
Ranked 46th.
3.12 trillion
Ranked 37th. 47% more than Norway

GDP > Constant LCU per capita 422,994.9
Ranked 27th. 29% more than Sweden
327,728.02
Ranked 36th.

GDP > Current LCU 2.91 trillion
Ranked 61st.
3.55 trillion
Ranked 55th. 22% more than Norway

GDP > Current LCU per capita 579,177.1
Ranked 34th. 55% more than Sweden
372,903.84
Ranked 46th.

GDP > Current US$ per capita $99,557.73
Ranked 2nd. 81% more than Sweden
$55,041.16
Ranked 8th.

GDP per capita > Constant LCU 422,994.9
Ranked 27th. 29% more than Sweden
327,728.02
Ranked 36th.

Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate 28%
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Sweden
26.3%
Ranked 54th.

Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$ $110,229.00
Ranked 11th. 66% more than Sweden
$66,419.00
Ranked 26th.

Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate 40%
Ranked 24th.
56.74%
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Norway

Tax payments > Number 4
Ranked 186th. The same as Sweden
4
Ranked 183th.

Tax rates 51.27
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Sweden
34.47
Ranked 30th.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU 448.89 billion
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Sweden
128.27 billion
Ranked 41st.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita 90,628.31
Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Sweden
13,574.78
Ranked 28th.

Total tax wedge > Single worker 37%
Ranked 16th.
48.6%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Norway
GDP > Current US$ $499.67 billion
Ranked 23th.
$523.81 billion
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Norway

Taxes on international trade > Current LCU 2.92 billion
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Sweden
1.28 billion
Ranked 70th.

Components of taxation > Property tax 2.4%
Ranked 16th.
3.4%
Ranked 12th. 42% more than Norway
Customs and other import duties > Current LCU 2.35 billion
Ranked 42nd. 7 times more than Sweden
329 million
Ranked 40th.

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU 427.2 billion
Ranked 17th. 11 times more than Sweden
39.68 billion
Ranked 48th.

Social security contributions 17.36%
Ranked 39th.
32.47%
Ranked 23th. 87% more than Norway

Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution 7.7%
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Sweden
5.8%
Ranked 22nd.
Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours 87
Ranked 157th.
122
Ranked 144th. 40% more than Norway

Tax payments > Number per million 0.797
Ranked 136th. 90% more than Sweden
0.42
Ranked 154th.

GNI per capita, Atlas method > Current US$ $98,860.00
Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Sweden
$55,970.00
Ranked 7th.

Tax payments > Number > Per capita 0.861 per 1 million people
Ranked 132nd. 4 times more than Sweden
0.221 per 1 million people
Ranked 157th.

Components of taxation > Corporate income tax u18.9%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Sweden
u4.8%
Ranked 26th.
Tax Freedom Day > Date of year 7/29/2011 7/20/2011
Tax revenue > Current LCU 717.11 billion
Ranked 17th. 17% more than Sweden
610.45 billion
Ranked 21st.

Other taxes > Current LCU 16.41 billion
Ranked 26th.
159.94 billion
Ranked 6th. 10 times more than Norway

Net taxes on products > Current US$ per capita 7,429.94$
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Sweden
4,971.55$
Ranked 4th.

Net taxes on products > Current LCU 221305000000 335475000000
Components of taxation > Goods and service tax 31.2%
Ranked 14th. 18% more than Sweden
26.4%
Ranked 24th.
Social contributions > Current LCU 172819000000 378440000000
Value Added Tax > Professional services 24%
Ranked 5th.
25%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Norway
Components of taxation > Social security > Contribution by employer 13.7%
Ranked 14th.
24.3%
Ranked 5th. 77% more than Norway
Value Added Tax > Lower rate for dwellings 0.0
Ranked 6th.
0.0
Ranked 23th.
Value Added Tax > Professional services per million 5.29%
Ranked 7th. 89% more than Sweden
2.8%
Ranked 12th.
Total tax wedge > Single-income family 27.2%
Ranked 17th.
41.4%
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Norway
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services 14.39%
Ranked 16th.
15.19%
Ranked 9th. 6% more than Norway

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of revenue 32.72%
Ranked 21st. 9 times more than Sweden
3.56%
Ranked 83th.

Taxes on international trade > Current LCU per capita 589.53
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Sweden
139.92
Ranked 73th.

Other taxes > % of revenue 1.13%
Ranked 63th.
16.58%
Ranked 4th. 15 times more than Norway

Profit tax > % of commercial profits 24.8%
Ranked 34th. 55% more than Sweden
16%
Ranked 94th.

Other taxes payable by businesses > % of commercial profits 0.0
Ranked 187th.
0.6%
Ranked 154th.

Total tax rate > % of commercial profits 40.7%
Ranked 85th.
52%
Ranked 37th. 28% more than Norway

Total tax rate > % of profit 41.6%
Ranked 86th.
54.6%
Ranked 40th. 31% more than Norway

GDP > Current US$, % of GDP 100%
Ranked 109th. About the same as Sweden
99.63%
Ranked 143th.

GNI > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $67,073.19
Ranked 1st. 50% more than Sweden
$44,829.93
Ranked 7th.

Tax revenue > % of GDP 28.2%
Ranked 6th. 48% more than Sweden
19%
Ranked 40th.

Taxes on international trade > % of revenue 0.19%
Ranked 63th. 3 times more than Sweden
0.06%
Ranked 58th.

Grants and other revenue > Current LCU 361.79 billion
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Sweden
141.75 billion
Ranked 18th.

Revenue > Excluding grants > Current LCU 1.3 trillion
Ranked 16th. 18% more than Sweden
1.11 trillion
Ranked 19th.

Social security contributions > Current LCU 226.68 billion
Ranked 13th.
361.65 billion
Ranked 11th. 60% more than Norway

Contribution by poorest 30% 10.2%
Ranked 4th.
11%
Ranked 3rd. 8% more than Norway
Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of total taxes 59.57%
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Sweden
6.5%
Ranked 84th.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes 58.15%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Sweden
16.71%
Ranked 91st.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue 32.95%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Sweden
11.22%
Ranked 87th.

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of revenue 33.89%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Sweden
8.67%
Ranked 59th.

GNI > Constant 2000 US$ $336.63 billion
Ranked 24th.
$426.63 billion
Ranked 20th. 27% more than Norway

Net taxes on products > Constant LCU 216372100000 308958000000
Taxes on goods and services > Current LCU 271.04 billion
Ranked 21st.
410.84 billion
Ranked 15th. 52% more than Norway

Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue 20.76%
Ranked 73th.
36.88%
Ranked 29th. 78% more than Norway

Contribution by middle 40% 36.1%
Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Sweden
35.8%
Ranked 5th.
Taxes on goods and services including sales tax > % value added of industry and services 11.98%
Ranked 35th.
14.77%
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Norway

Social contributions > % of revenue 17.89%
Ranked 34th.
36.58%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Norway

Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.116$ per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 41st.
0.126$ per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 33th. 9% more than Norway

Contribution by richest 30% 53.8%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than Sweden
53.3%
Ranked 12th.
Grants and other revenue > % of revenue 27.71%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Sweden
12.73%
Ranked 47th.

Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue 0.33%
Ranked 59th. 6 times more than Sweden
0.06%
Ranked 51st.

Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per capita 7.43 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Sweden
4.97 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 4th.

Net taxes on products > Current US$ 34.35 billion$
Ranked 18th.
44.89 billion$
Ranked 14th. 31% more than Norway

GNI > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 67.37%
Ranked 57th.
81.15%
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Norway

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of total taxes 56.57%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Sweden
16.1%
Ranked 56th.

Labor tax and contributions > % of commercial profits 15.9%
Ranked 88th.
35.5%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Norway

GDP growth > Annual % 3.09%
Ranked 96th. 3 times more than Sweden
0.954%
Ranked 136th.

GDP per capita > Current LCU 579,177.1
Ranked 34th. 55% more than Sweden
372,903.84
Ranked 46th.

Revenue, excluding grants > % of GDP 49.49%
Ranked 2nd. 52% more than Sweden
32.6%
Ranked 34th.

SOURCES: OECD Revenue Statistics; World Bank national accounts data; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; KPMG's Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey 2009 (www.kpmg.com), and PricewaterhouseCoopers's Worldwide Tax Summaries Online (www.pwc.com).; KPMG's Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey 2009 (www.kpmg.com), and PricewaterhouseCoopers's Worldwide Tax Summaries Online (www.pwc.com).; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; OECD; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Various sources compiled into Wikipedia's Tax Freedom Day; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank national accounts data. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Michael F. Forster, 'Trends and Driving Factors in Income Distribution and Poverty in the OECD Area', OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Paper 42; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD value added estimates.; World Bank national accounts data. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. World Bank World Development Indicators.

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