Germany vs Sweden: GDP per person employed

Germany

125,086 constant 2021 PPP $

in 2025

Sweden

128,980 constant 2021 PPP $

in 2025

Germany rank

20th

Sweden rank

18th

GDP per person employed over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 128,980 constant 2021 PPP $ against 125,086 constant 2021 PPP $ in Germany, a difference of 3,894 constant 2021 PPP $.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 18th of 177 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)
Unit: constant 2021 PPP $
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 224 places, 7,764 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.