What is the difference in gdp per capita between Sweden and Taiwan?

2,355 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Taiwan ahead.

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

73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sweden vs Taiwan: GDP per capita

Sweden

59,587 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Taiwan

61,942 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Sweden rank

20th

Taiwan rank

18th

GDP per capita over time

Sweden
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 61,942 international-$ in 2021 prices against 59,587 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden, a difference of 2,355 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 184 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	13,420 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,358 international-$ in 2021 prices	11,062 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sweden
1960s	18,467 international-$ in 2021 prices	4,003 international-$ in 2021 prices	14,464 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sweden
1970s	24,208 international-$ in 2021 prices	8,932 international-$ in 2021 prices	15,277 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sweden
1980s	29,375 international-$ in 2021 prices	17,006 international-$ in 2021 prices	12,369 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sweden
1990s	36,820 international-$ in 2021 prices	31,543 international-$ in 2021 prices	5,277 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sweden
2000s	48,226 international-$ in 2021 prices	42,455 international-$ in 2021 prices	5,771 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sweden
2010s	54,823 international-$ in 2021 prices	49,884 international-$ in 2021 prices	4,939 international-$ in 2021 prices	Sweden
2020s	59,361 international-$ in 2021 prices	59,483 international-$ in 2021 prices	122.5 international-$ in 2021 prices	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Sweden or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 61,942 international-$ in 2021 prices against 59,587 international-$ in 2021 prices in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Sweden and Taiwan?: 2,355 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?: 73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for gdp per capita?: Sweden ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 18th 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 GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita
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: 27 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.