Sweden vs Europe: 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 Sweden buys about what

$77.61

buys in Europe, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Europe buys what $129 buys in Sweden. Prices across Sweden's economy average 129% of Europe's, so a dollar goes 29% further in Europe.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureSwedenEurope
Economy
Population10.6 million743.0 million43 of 43 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$669 billion$29.9 trillion40 of 43 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$63,133$40,25440 of 43 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$72,529$59,58540 of 43 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%87%68%40 of 43 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$1.15 in the US$1.48 in the US40 of 43 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$55.60 a day2023 survey · $20,294 a year · incomeMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureSwedenEurope
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$769 billion$44.3 trillion40 of 43 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar8.548Swedish kronaMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$63,010$38,30540 of 43 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$76,090$59,15640 of 43 countries

World Bank income groups: Sweden, high income. Europe adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Europe covers the 40 of its 43 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Sweden
  • Europe
Year-by-year table
YearSwedenEurope
2025$63,362$50,183
2024$62,558$49,598
2023$62,123$48,828
2022$62,545$48,171
2021$62,191$46,971
2020$59,458$44,056
2019$61,071$46,526
2018$60,125$45,679
2017$59,769$44,695
2016$59,460$43,562
2015$58,956$42,927
2014$57,078$42,469
2013$56,353$42,014
2012$56,193$41,862
2011$56,846$41,782
2010$55,520$40,828
2009$52,951$39,880
2008$55,777$42,079
2007$56,737$41,504
2006$55,374$39,893
2005$53,199$38,286
2004$51,961$37,254
2003$50,072$35,997
2002$49,331$35,213
2001$48,390$34,581
2000$47,869$33,639

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