Germany 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 Germany buys about what

$109

buys in Sweden, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Sweden buys what $92.17 buys in Germany. Prices across Germany's economy average 92% of Sweden's, so a dollar goes 9% further in Germany.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureGermanySweden
Economy
Population83.5 million10.6 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$5.05 trillion$669 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$60,496$63,133
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$75,407$72,529
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%80%87%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.25 in the US$1.15 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$64.18 a day2022 survey · $23,426 a year · income$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
MeasureGermanySweden
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.30 trillion$769 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.7100Euro8.548Swedish krona
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$60,200$63,010
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$78,140$76,090

World Bank income groups: Germany, high 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.
  • Germany
  • Sweden
Year-by-year table
YearGermanySweden
2025$62,824$63,362
2024$62,655$62,558
2023$63,140$62,123
2022$63,778$62,545
2021$62,631$62,191
2020$60,300$59,458
2019$62,950$61,071
2018$62,481$60,125
2017$61,965$59,769
2016$60,505$59,460
2015$59,669$58,956
2014$59,203$57,078
2013$58,182$56,353
2012$58,110$56,193
2011$57,951$56,846
2010$54,826$55,520
2009$52,569$52,951
2008$55,514$55,777
2007$54,921$56,737
2006$53,307$55,374
2005$51,265$53,199
2004$50,786$51,961
2003$50,192$50,072
2002$50,487$49,331
2001$50,688$48,390
2000$49,956$47,869

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