Germany vs Sweden: GDP per capita

Germany

59,983 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Sweden

59,587 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Germany rank

19th

Sweden rank

20th

GDP per capita over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Germany currently reports 59,983 international-$ in 2021 prices against 59,587 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden, a difference of 396 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.