Romania vs Sweden: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Romania
661.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Sweden
628.73 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Romania rank
40th
Sweden rank
41st

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Romania
  • Sweden
0200.0B400.0B600.0B195019862023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 661.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 628.73 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden, a difference of 32.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Romania ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 41st of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 46.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 142.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 96.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Sweden
1970s 113.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 198.09 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 84.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Sweden
1980s 192.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 245.94 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 53.09 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Sweden
1990s 202.68 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 322.65 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 119.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Sweden
2000s 291.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 436.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 145.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Sweden
2010s 488.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 537.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 48.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Sweden
2020s 632.58 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 620.49 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 12.10 billion international-$ in 2021 prices Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Romania or Sweden?
Romania, at 661.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 628.73 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Romania and Sweden?
32.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Romania and Sweden rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Romania ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 41st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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