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
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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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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,065 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.