Sweden

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GDP per capita - 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. (Source: World Bank)

GDP per capita
(USD):

56,068.26

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions) - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies. Pre-tax consumer subsidies exist when energy consumers pay prices that are below the costs incurred to supply them with this energy. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies (USD, billions):

n/a

Fossil Fuel Subsidies as % of GDP - All consumer and producer pre-tax subsidies as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies
(% of GDP):

n/a-

Fossil Fuel Subsidies with externalities as % of GDP - All consumer and producer post-tax subsidies. Post-tax consumer subsidies exist if consumer prices for energy are below supply costs plus the efficient levels of taxation. (Source: IMF)

Fossil fuel subsidies with externalities (% of GDP):

0.99---

Revenue from environmentally related taxes as % of GDP - All revenue from environmentally related taxes - defined as any compulsory, unrequited payment to general government levied on tax-bases deemed to be of particular environmental relevance – as percent of a country’s GDP. (Source: OECD)

Revenue from environmentally related taxes (% of GDP):

Carbon pricing gap - Measure of how much countries fall short of pricing carbon emissions in line with a EUR 60 benchmark value (midpoint estimate of the carbon costs in 2020 and a low-end estimate for 2030). The difference is presented as percentage: If the Effective Carbon Rate (ECR) on all emissions is at least as high as the benchmark, the gap is zero, and if the ECR is zero throughout, the gap is 100%. (Source: OECD)

Carbon Pricing Gap
(%):

News

Green taxation can help us recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Here’s how

2021-08-23

Raising taxes during an economic downturn might seem counterintuitive but it could be the key to Covid-19 recovery. The secret lies in which taxes to raise: when it comes to impacts on the economy, jobs, and the environment, not all taxes are created equal.

What can we learn from Sweden’s carbon tax? (Niskanen)

2020-11-03

Economists believe that a well-designed carbon tax is the most economically efficient policy to incentivize carbon reductions. A well-designed carbon price will encourage businesses and consumers to reduce carbon emissions. As of

Nine EU countries ask for an aviation carbon tax

2019-11-22

11 November 2019: In a joint statement, the Ministers of Finance of the Netherlands, Germany, France, Sweden, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and Bulgaria asked the European Commission to introduce a

Reports

Taxing Energy Use 2015 (OECD)

2017-05-05

This OECD report provides a systematic analysis of the structure and level of energy taxes in OECD and selected partner countries, which together cover 80% of global energy use. The

OECD-IEA inventory of fossil fuels and other support

2017-03-29

The OECD-IEA Inventory of Support Measures for Fossil Fuels provides updated fossil fuel support data for 34 OECD member countries and six partner countries, including a number of measures applied

From Challenge to Opportunity: Shadow Country Reports in Support of the European Semester Cycle (GBE, CEE BankWatch, EEB)

2017-03-17

This report by Green Budget Europe (GBE), CEE BankWatch and European Environment Bureau (EEB) involved an assessment of the 2016 European Semester Country Reports among network of members and national

Policy Briefs

Sweden – Country profile

2017-03-30

Background Sweden is an EU member state with a population of approximately 9.5 million people. Sweden has a well-developed industrial base, which accounts for about 26.5 per cent of GDP,

Sweden

Country indicators

News

Green taxation can help us recover from the Covid-19 crisis. Here’s how

What can we learn from Sweden’s carbon tax? (Niskanen)

Nine EU countries ask for an aviation carbon tax

Reports

Taxing Energy Use 2015 (OECD)

OECD-IEA inventory of fossil fuels and other support

From Challenge to Opportunity: Shadow Country Reports in Support of the European Semester Cycle (GBE, CEE BankWatch, EEB)

Policy Briefs

Sweden – Country profile

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