Denmark vs Sweden: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per
Denmark
17,870 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
16,688 current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
7th
Sweden rank
8th
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 17,870 current US$ per person against 16,688 current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 1,182 current US$ per person.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 528.21 current US$ per person | 726.54 current US$ per person | 198.34 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1,831 current US$ per person | 2,175 current US$ per person | 343.85 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3,921 current US$ per person | 4,484 current US$ per person | 562.77 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 7,549 current US$ per person | 7,789 current US$ per person | 240.02 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 11,612 current US$ per person | 10,302 current US$ per person | 1,311 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2010s | 15,078 current US$ per person | 14,355 current US$ per person | 723.67 current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2020s | 16,073 current US$ per person | 15,049 current US$ per person | 1,024 current US$ per person | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 17,870 current US$ per person against 16,688 current US$ per person in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Denmark and Sweden?
- 1,182 current US$ per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.