GDP per person employed in Sweden
Sweden: GDP per person employed was 128,980 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Sweden, 1991–2025
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, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per person employed in Sweden stood at 128,980 constant 2021 PPP $.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Sweden peaked at 129,037 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 75,171 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
Sweden ranks 18th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86,523 constant 2021 PPP $ | 75,171 constant 2021 PPP $ | 97,289 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 107,142 constant 2021 PPP $ | 99,139 constant 2021 PPP $ | 114,212 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,686 constant 2021 PPP $ | 115,271 constant 2021 PPP $ | 123,440 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,653 constant 2021 PPP $ | 122,850 constant 2021 PPP $ | 129,037 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 15 Austria 131,259 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 16 Saudi Arabia 130,783 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 17 Netherlands 129,805 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 19 France 128,587 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 20 Germany 125,086 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 124,954 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 56.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 91.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 83.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Sweden?
- Gdp per person employed in Sweden was 128,980 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to 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, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 129,037 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,171 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Sweden rank for gdp per person employed?
- Sweden ranks 18th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from 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, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.