GDP per capita in Sweden
Sweden: GDP per capita was 55,014 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita in Sweden is 55,014 constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 55,014 constant 2015 US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,812 constant 2015 US$, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 19th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,197 constant 2015 US$ | 16,812 constant 2015 US$ | 23,343 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 26,575 constant 2015 US$ | 24,623 constant 2015 US$ | 28,505 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,542 constant 2015 US$ | 28,931 constant 2015 US$ | 34,911 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,484 constant 2015 US$ | 32,787 constant 2015 US$ | 39,786 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,293 constant 2015 US$ | 41,562 constant 2015 US$ | 49,262 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,477 constant 2015 US$ | 48,206 constant 2015 US$ | 53,024 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,866 constant 2015 US$ | 51,625 constant 2015 US$ | 55,014 constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 16 Faroe Islands 59,302 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 17 Iceland 58,910 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 57,179 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 20 Netherlands 51,817 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 21 San Marino 51,324 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 22 Greenland 49,930 constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- DEC alternative conversion factor 9.82 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -120.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 685.66 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 69.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 322.59 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 32.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 650,455 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 63,010 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 6.89 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Gdp per capita in Sweden was 55,014 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 55,014 constant 2015 US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,812 constant 2015 US$ in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 19th out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.