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Niger vs Sweden: tax rates compared
Sweden has an income tax rate of 52.4%, 17.4pp above Niger's 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Niger's figure is dated 2010-01-01 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
| Tax | NE | SE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 52.4% | SE +17.4 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 20.6% | NE +9.4 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 25% | SE +6 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 7% | 30% | SE +23 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 35% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01 |
| Sweden | 52.4% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −17.4 pp | Sweden higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sweden | 20.6% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +9.4 pp | Niger higher |
Niger has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 9.4pp above Sweden's 20.6%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Niger sits above it, Sweden sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 19% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Niger · as of 2023-01-17 |
| Sweden | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17 |
| Difference | −6 pp | Sweden higher |
Sweden has a VAT rate of 25%, 6pp above Niger's 19%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Niger's figure is dated 2023-01-17 and Sweden's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts 2025, Article 74 (archived; live site unreachable) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sweden | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Difference | −23 pp | Sweden higher |
Sweden has a capital gains tax rate of 30%, 23pp above Niger's 7%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Niger sits below it, Sweden sits above it. Niger's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Sweden's 2026-02-09, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Niger | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts (official text, mirrored via eRegulations Niger) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Sweden | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Niger 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.