Australia vs Sweden: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per
Australia
15,077 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
16,688 current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
11th
Sweden rank
8th
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16,688 current US$ per person against 15,077 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 1,611 current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 276.92 current US$ per person | 541.61 current US$ per person | 264.69 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1,008 current US$ per person | 2,175 current US$ per person | 1,167 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2,304 current US$ per person | 4,484 current US$ per person | 2,180 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3,723 current US$ per person | 7,789 current US$ per person | 4,066 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5,882 current US$ per person | 10,302 current US$ per person | 4,419 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 11,323 current US$ per person | 14,355 current US$ per person | 3,032 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 13,748 current US$ per person | 15,049 current US$ per person | 1,302 current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16,688 current US$ per person against 15,077 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Australia and Sweden?
- 1,611 current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
- Australia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government 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.