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This country note explains how Sweden taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

The tax-to-GDP ratio in Sweden decreased by 0.5 percentage points from 44.4% in 2017 to 43.9% in 2018. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was a slight increase of 0.1 percentage point from 34.2% to 34.3% over the same period.

The tax wedge for the average single worker in Sweden decreased by 0.3 percentage points from 43.0 in 2018 to 42.7 in 2019. The OECD average tax wedge in 2019 was 36.0 (2018, 36.1). In 2019 Sweden had the 9th highest tax wedge among the 36 OECD member countries, occupying the same position in 2018.

Over half the adult population in Spain is overweight, and this has a significant impact The Spanish live on average 2.6 years less due to overweight. The impact on the economy is large: overweight accounts for 9.7% of health expenditure; and lowers labour market outputs by the equivalent of 479 thousand full time workers per year. Combined, this means that overweight reduces Spain’s GDP by 2.9%.

Más de la mitad de la población adulta en España padece sobrepeso, lo que tiene unos efectos importantes. Los españoles viven en promedio 2,6 años menos debido al sobrepeso. Las repercusiones sobre la economía son destacables: el sobrepeso representa el 9,7 % del gasto en salud; y reduce la producción del mercado de trabajo en una cuantía equivalente a 479 000 trabajadores a tiempo completo por año.

This country note explains how Spain taxes energy use. The note shows the distribution of effective energy tax rates across all domestic energy use. It also details the country-specific assumptions made when calculating effective energy tax rates and matching tax rates to the corresponding energy base.

Key findings for Spain from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2019"

The tax-to-GDP ratio in Spain increased by 0.7 percentage points from 33.7% in 2017 to 34.4% in 2018. The corresponding figure for the OECD average was a slight increase of 0.1 percentage point from 34.2% to 34.3% over the same period.

The tax wedge for the average single worker in Spain increased by 0.1 percentage points from 39.4 in 2018 to 39.5 in 2019. The OECD average tax wedge in 2019 was 36.0 (2018, 36.1). In 2019 Spain had the 15th highest tax wedge among the 36 OECD member countries, compared with the 16th in 2018.

This one-pager note presents key findings for Switzerland from Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social indicators. This 2011 publication also provides a special chapter on unpaid work across the OECD.

Education at a Glance 2013 - Country notes and key fact tables

This note presents key findings for Switzerland from Society at a Glance 2014 - OECD Social indicators. This 2014 publication also provides a special chapter on: the crisis and its aftermath: a “stress test” for societies and for social policies.

Obesity rates are low in Switzerland, relative to most OECD countries. 9% of adults are obese in Switzerland, while nearly 38% are overweight (including obesity).

Switzerland has high employment rates and low unemployment. The overall employment rate remained stable since the start of the crisis and stands at 79% (first quarter of 2014), the second highest in the OECD after Iceland, well above the OECD average of 65.6%. As for unemployment, among OECD countries only Japan, Korea, and Norway have lower unemployment rates.

The tax burden in Switzerland increased by 0.2 percentage points from 26.9% to 27.1% in 2013. The OECD average was an increase of 0.4 percentage points from 33.7% to 34.1%. The Swiss standard VAT rate is 8%, which is one of the lowest standard VAT rates in the OECD and considerably below the OECD average. The average VAT/GST standard rate in the OECD was 19.1% on 1 January 2014

Going for Growth 2015: Key findings for Switzerland

Die Gesundheitsausgaben in der Schweiz sind hoch und der Ausgabenanstieg hat sich in den letzten Jahren beschleunigt. Der Marktanteil von Generika in der Schweiz ist relativ gering; die verstärkte Förderung bei Verschreibung und Abgabe von Generika könnte den Anstieg bei den Arzneimittelausgaben verlangsamen.

This country note provides an environmental tax and carbon pricing profile for Switzerland. It shows environmentally related tax revenues, taxes on energy use and effective carbon rates.

This country note presents student performance in science, reading and mathematics, and measures equity in education in Switzerland. The interactive charts allow you to compare results with other countries participating in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).