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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Sweden: tax rates compared

Sweden has an income tax rate of 52.4%, 42.4pp above Bosnia and Herzegovina's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Bosnia and Herzegovina sits below it, Sweden sits above it. Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure is dated 2026-02-19 and Sweden's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income10%52.4%Corporate10%20.6%VAT17%25%Capital Gains8%30%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BA SEDifference
Income Tax10%52.4%SE +42.4 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax10%20.6%SE +10.6 pp
VAT17%25%SE +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax8%30%SE +22 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bosnia and Herzegovina (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-19
Sweden52.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−42.4 ppSweden higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sweden20.6%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10.6 ppSweden higher

Sweden has a corporate tax rate of 20.6%, 10.6pp above Bosnia and Herzegovina's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina17%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bosnia and Herzegovina (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-19
Sweden25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
Difference−8 ppSweden higher

Sweden has a VAT rate of 25%, 8pp above Bosnia and Herzegovina's 17%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure is dated 2026-02-19 and Sweden's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina8%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bosnia and Herzegovina (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-19
Sweden30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-09
Difference−22 ppSweden higher

Sweden has a capital gains tax rate of 30%, 22pp above Bosnia and Herzegovina's 8%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bosnia and Herzegovina sits below it, Sweden sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bosnia and Herzegovina (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-19
Sweden0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sweden share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.