Netherlands vs Sweden: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Netherlands
19,063 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
16,688 current US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
6th
Sweden rank
8th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 19,063 current US$ per person against 16,688 current US$ per person in Sweden, a difference of 2,375 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sweden ahead.

Netherlands ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 470.98 current US$ per person 833.48 current US$ per person 362.5 current US$ per person Sweden
1970s 1,510 current US$ per person 2,175 current US$ per person 664.43 current US$ per person Sweden
1980s 3,000 current US$ per person 4,484 current US$ per person 1,484 current US$ per person Sweden
1990s 5,529 current US$ per person 7,789 current US$ per person 2,260 current US$ per person Sweden
2000s 9,429 current US$ per person 10,302 current US$ per person 873.14 current US$ per person Sweden
2010s 12,883 current US$ per person 14,355 current US$ per person 1,472 current US$ per person Sweden
2020s 15,965 current US$ per person 15,049 current US$ per person 916.17 current US$ per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Netherlands or Sweden?
Netherlands, at 19,063 current US$ 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$), per between Netherlands and Sweden?
2,375 current US$ per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Netherlands ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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.