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Sweden

Europe · Capital: Stockholm · Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)

Sweden is a country in Europe, with its capital at Stockholm. It has a GDP of $604.83B (2024), a population of 10.6M (2025), a GDP per capita of $57,223.

GDP
$604.83B

2024 · #25 of 200

GDP per capita
$57,223

2024 · #19 of 200

Population
10.6M

2025 · #92 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$72,529

2025 · #20 of 185

Economy

GDP
$604.83B2024 · #25
GDP per capita
$57,2232024 · #19
GDP growth
1.02%2024 · #167
Inflation
2.84%2024 · #78
Unemployment
8.69%2025 · #138
Population
10.6M2025 · #92
GDP (PPP)
$768.56B2025 · #40
GDP per capita (PPP)
$72,5292025 · #20
Gini index
29.32023 · #25
Government debt
36.7%2026 · #48

People

Median age
41.1 yrs2024 · #52
Fertility rate
1.4 children/woman2024 · #169
Urbanization
89.1%2025 · #35
Net migration
+47,079/yr2025 · #22
Life expectancy
84.1 yrs2024 · #9
HDI
0.9592023 · #5
Homicide rate
1.1 per 100k2023 · #58

Money

Average wage (PPP)
$4,922/mo2024 · #19
Corporate tax
20.6%2024 · #124
Top income tax
48-54%2024 · #21
Big Mac index
$7.262026-01 · #4

Figures

Internet users
95.5%2024 · #25
CO₂ per capita
3.6 t2024 · #82
Area
450,295 km²#57
Population density
24 /km²2025 · #181
McDonald's
2052024 · #31
Unicorn startups
82026-03 · #20
Billionaires
502026 · #14
Passport power
187 destinations2026 · #5
Corruption index
80/1002024 · #8
Military spending
2.0%2024 · #58
Renewable energy
57.9%2021 · #40

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Sweden.

  1. 1Volvo CarsAutomotive industryRevenue · 2022 · ~$32.64B
  2. 2H&MRetailRevenue · 2018 · ~$24.2B
  3. 3ElectroluxMechanical engineeringRevenue · 2020 · ~$13.14B
  4. 4Telia CompanyMobile phone industryRevenue · 2019 · ~$9.09B
  5. 5LantmännenRevenue · 2024 · ~$6.62B