Sweden vs Upper middle income: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Sweden
45,716 current US$ per person
in 2025
Upper middle income
6,758 current US$ per person
in 2024
Sweden rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
19th
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Sweden
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 45,716 current US$ per person against 6,758 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 38,958 current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 6.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 188 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,202 current US$ per person | 130.8 current US$ per person | 2,071 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 6,739 current US$ per person | 317.4 current US$ per person | 6,421 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13,070 current US$ per person | 629.57 current US$ per person | 12,441 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 22,438 current US$ per person | 1,056 current US$ per person | 21,382 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 29,754 current US$ per person | 1,899 current US$ per person | 27,855 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 40,450 current US$ per person | 4,601 current US$ per person | 35,849 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 40,093 current US$ per person | 6,048 current US$ per person | 34,045 current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita, Sweden or Upper middle income?
- Sweden, at 45,716 current US$ per person against 6,758 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita between Sweden and Upper middle income?
- 38,958 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Upper middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Upper middle income rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Sweden ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.