South Africa vs Sweden: GDP

South Africa
7.64 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Sweden
6.57 trillion current LCU
in 2025
South Africa rank
66th
Sweden rank
69th

GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • Sweden
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7.64 trillion current LCU against 6.57 trillion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 1.07 trillion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, South Africa ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 69th of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.