Sweden

SWEEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Stockholm
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76/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Sweden in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Sweden· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Sweden

Sweden's GDP is $760.48B (2026), with a population of 10.6M, and GDP per capita of $70,676. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.0%, inflation at 1.5%, unemployment at 8.6%, government debt at 36.7% of GDP, life expectancy of 84.1 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$760.48B2026▲ 13.7%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.0%2026▲ 33.3%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$70,6762026▲ 12.8%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$829.54B2026▲ 4.9%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$77,0942026▲ 4.1%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.37%2026▼ 1.1%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$701.85B2025▲ 10.7%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$63,0102025▲ 7.7%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$76,0902025▲ 1.9%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)21.0%2025▼ 2.8%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)67.0%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.5%2025▲ 4.7%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)26.4%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)46.0%2025▲ 1.5%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)25.5%2025▲ 1.4%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)30.6%2025▼ 2.0%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)1.2%2025▼ 58.9%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$128,9802025▲ 1.5%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)12.5%2025▼ 4.7%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)49.9%2022▲ 1.7%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$51,8312021▲ 14.4%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)19.8%2021▲ 0.6%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)2.1%2025▼ 29.9%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)1.00%2021▲ 464.4%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.03%2021▲ 106.3%WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)1.2%2021▲ 226.0%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.18%2021▼ 0.1%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$140.71B2025▲ 7.5%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$63,3622025▲ 1.3%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$55,0142025▲ 1.3%WB
▶Financial Markets1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Exchange Rate (per EUR)11.072025▼ 3.2%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary20 indicators · 2006–2026 · IMF / WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)104.3%2025▼ 1.5%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)53.2%2025▼ 2.3%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)51.1%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$356.10B2025▲ 8.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$341.90B2025▲ 9.8%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$208.33B2025▲ 6.5%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$200.98B2025▲ 6.0%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.9%2025▼ 43.6%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)1.2%2025▼ 75.6%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$19.15B2025▼ 37.7%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$5.23B2025▲ 18.1%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.8%2025▲ 6.8%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)17.7%2024▲ 0.2%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)6.1%2025▼ 11.7%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$40.51B2025▼ 2.3%WB
▶Finance11 indicators · 2002–2025 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)1042024▲ 495.6%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2024 · WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population10.6M2025▲ 0.3%WB
Population Growth (%)0.3%2025▼ 18.9%WB
Population Density (per km²)262023▲ 0.5%WB
Surface Area (sq km)528,6602023▼ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)407,2702023▼ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)89.1%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Urban Population (total)9.4M2025▲ 0.5%WB
Rural Population (%)10.9%2025▼ 2.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth84.1 years2024▲ 0.9%WB
Life Expectancy, Male82.6 years2024▲ 1.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Female85.6 years2024▲ 0.7%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.42024▼ 1.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)9.32024▼ 2.1%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)8.62024▼ 4.4%WB
Net Migration47,0792025▼ 6.1%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)16.7%2025▼ 1.6%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)62.4%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)20.9%2025▲ 0.8%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)60.3%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)33.5%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)26.8%2025▼ 1.8%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)51.92024▼ 7.5%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)32.92024▼ 10.8%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force5.7M2025▲ 0.4%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)64.6%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)61.5%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)67.6%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Unemployment (%)8.7%2025▲ 3.5%WB
Female Unemployment (%)8.6%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Male Unemployment (%)8.8%2025▲ 5.7%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)24.3%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)1.8%2025▼ 2.6%WB
Employment in Industry (%)16.8%2025▼ 1.2%WB
Employment in Services (%)81.4%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)67.5%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)6.9%2025▼ 1.1%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)89.8%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)22.3%2024▼ 1.5%WB
Employers (% of total employment)3.4%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)47.5%2025▼ 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)59.0%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)10.2%2025▼ 0.6%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)5.6%2024▲ 8.9%WB
▶Education17 indicators · 2016–2024 · WB
▶Health43 indicators · 2020–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)11.2%2024▲ 0.6%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$6,4852024▲ 4.5%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)9.6%2023▲ 3.0%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)13.4%2024▲ 3.3%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)4.42021▲ 2.0%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)11.72021▲ 2.1%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)1.92022▼ 5.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)2.42024▲ 0.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)1.42024▲ 0.0%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)42023▼ 20.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)2.22024▲ 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)2.62024▼ 3.7%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)10.7%2021▼ 26.9%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)84.3%2021▲ 4.3%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)5.0%2021▲ 10.8%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)93.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)96.0%2024▲ 2.1%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)32024▼ 13.2%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)25.9%2024▼ 3.4%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)14.6%2024▼ 4.6%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)13.82021▲ 3.6%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)9.62020▲ 2.9%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)82.66490922021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)24.709655062021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)71.118320492021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)1.9635307712024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)2.4061177812024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)1.4152316432024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)3.9441120752023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)3.32024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)0.182024—WHO
People Living with HIV88002024—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)5.09838012022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)952025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)932025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)952025—WHO
Physicians (total)46,9182022▲ 2.2%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel123,1272022▲ 1.3%WHO
Dentists (total)8,1672022▲ 1.3%WHO
Pharmacists (total)8,4062022▲ 3.1%WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)852023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)2.12021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)6206.230468752023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2016–2024 · WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)95.8%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)1412024▲ 0.3%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)40.62024▼ 0.3%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)55,097.32024▲ 4.0%WB
R&D Spending (% of GDP)3.60%2023▲ 3.7%WB
Patent Applications, Residents1,7712021▲ 0.4%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents4252021▼ 1.6%WB
Scientific Journal Articles21,2442023▼ 1.3%WB
High-Technology Exports (USD)$25.09B2024▼ 0.3%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)20.7%2025▲ 0.8%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$27.24B2025▲ 12.1%WB
Industrial Design Applications, Resident3902021▲ 35.9%WB
Researchers in R&D (per million)8,9112023▲ 3.1%WB
▶Infrastructure9 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried19.6M2023▲ 28.4%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)324.82023▲ 1.3%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)1.6M2024▲ 2.6%WB
Rail Lines (total km)9,7142021▲ 0.0%WB
Rail Passengers Carried (million passenger-km)8,0082021▼ 1.5%WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)23,2462021▲ 5.2%WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)4.002022▼ 1.2%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)0.2%2024▲ 48.5%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)29.3%2024▲ 0.4%WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption2.032023▼ 1.6%WB
Government Effectiveness1.62023▲ 1.8%WB
Political Stability0.762023▼ 16.7%WB
Regulatory Quality1.722023▲ 2.2%WB
Rule of Law1.62023▼ 5.0%WB
Voice & Accountability1.572023▲ 3.2%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)97.6%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)94.8%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)93.4%2023▼ 0.5%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)73.5%2023▼ 7.3%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.0%2024▲ 33.1%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$12.04B2024▲ 37.5%WB
Armed Forces Personnel15,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.3%2020▼ 0.1%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)4.1%2024▲ 30.1%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)1.12023▲ 3.7%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.802020▼ 0.9%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.812020▼ 0.7%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.782020▼ 1.1%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School11.6 years2020▼ 1.1%WB
▶Tourism6 indicators · 2010–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals2.0M2020▼ 74.3%WB
International Tourism, Departures6.1M2020▼ 68.1%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$10.67B2010▲ 9.3%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$13.97B2010▲ 15.7%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)4.8%2010▼ 6.6%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$2.34B2010▲ 19.2%WB
▶Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO