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SWEDEN, IN PERSPECTIVE

The numbers behind
the public debate.

Explore taxes, prices, wages, incomes and the labour market. Follow changes and income distribution with public statistics from Statistics Sweden.

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SCBAnnual dataSV / EN
Prices / CPIFLatest full year · 2025
2.6%

Consumer prices with a fixed interest rate

CPIFHover or tap for yearly values. With a keyboard: focus the chart and use Left/Right arrows, Home or End. Escape dismisses the tooltip. Gaps indicate missing data; dashed vertical lines mark changes in coverage. Choose Table for exact values.02468201020132016201920222025
CPI / CPIF / CPIF-XE

01 - Explore the data

Perspectives on the Swedish economy

Choose a question. Compare over time. See what the numbers actually say.

01

Taxes

Tax revenue in kronor, constant prices and as a share of the economy.

40.5 %
Tax-to-GDP ratio · 2025 *
1950-2025Explore the data
02

Prices

CPI, CPIF and CPIF-XE. Explore the role of interest rates and energy.

2.6 %
CPIF · 2025
1981-2025Explore the data
03

Wages

Mean and median. Nominal wages and purchasing power in one view.

38,300 SEK / month
Median wage · 2025
1991-2025Explore the data
04

Income

Earned income, disposable household income and purchasing power.

401,400 SEK / person / year
Median income · 2024
1999-2024Explore the data
05

Labour market

Unemployment, employment and labour force participation.

8.8 %
Unemployment rate · 2025
2001-2025Explore the data
06

Income distribution

Gini, living standards and income shares across groups.

0.314 0–1
Gini coefficient · 2024
2011-2024Explore the data

* The latest two tax years are preliminary according to SCB.

Open data. Clear definitions.

Every chart starts with SCB data. Years, units and calculations stay visible throughout. Changes over time do not, by themselves, establish the effects of a particular policy.