China vs Sweden: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$184

buys in Sweden, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Sweden buys what $54.29 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 54% of Sweden's, so a dollar goes 84% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaSweden
Economy
Population1.41 billion10.6 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$669 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$63,133
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$72,529
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%87%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.15 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$55.60 a day2023 survey · $20,294 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaSweden
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$769 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan8.548Swedish krona
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$63,010
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$76,090

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Sweden, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Sweden
Year-by-year table
YearChinaSweden
2025$25,067$63,362
2024$23,841$62,558
2023$22,687$62,123
2022$21,499$62,545
2021$20,843$62,191
2020$19,215$59,458
2019$18,821$61,071
2018$17,807$60,125
2017$16,758$59,769
2016$15,773$59,460
2015$14,857$58,956
2014$13,969$57,078
2013$13,081$56,353
2012$12,218$56,193
2011$11,405$56,846
2010$10,476$55,520
2009$9,519$52,951
2008$8,744$55,777
2007$8,014$56,737
2006$7,057$55,374
2005$6,298$53,199
2004$5,684$51,961
2003$5,192$50,072
2002$4,744$49,331
2001$4,372$48,390
2000$4,066$47,869

China vs Sweden: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.