What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Qatar and Sweden?

9,392 current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sweden?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Qatar vs Sweden: GDP (current US$), per capita

Qatar

72,525 current US$ per person

in 2025

Sweden

63,133 current US$ per person

in 2025

Qatar rank

17th

Sweden rank

19th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

Qatar
Sweden

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 72,525 current US$ per person against 63,133 current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 9,392 current US$ per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Qatar ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 19th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11,079 current US$ per person	9,109 current US$ per person	1,970 current US$ per person	Qatar
1980s	19,547 current US$ per person	17,551 current US$ per person	1,996 current US$ per person	Qatar
1990s	16,904 current US$ per person	30,069 current US$ per person	13,165 current US$ per person	Sweden
2000s	47,732 current US$ per person	41,290 current US$ per person	6,442 current US$ per person	Qatar
2010s	82,006 current US$ per person	55,287 current US$ per person	26,719 current US$ per person	Qatar
2020s	73,424 current US$ per person	57,227 current US$ per person	16,197 current US$ per person	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Qatar or Sweden?: Qatar, at 72,525 current US$ per person against 63,133 current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Qatar and Sweden?: 9,392 current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sweden?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Qatar and Sweden rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?: Qatar ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 19th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

GDP (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.