Australia vs Sweden: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita
Australia
15,931 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sweden
16,078 current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
13th
Sweden rank
12th
Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 16,078 current US$ per person against 15,931 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 147 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 726.49 current US$ per person | 1,023 current US$ per person | 296.41 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1,742 current US$ per person | 2,550 current US$ per person | 808.41 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3,511 current US$ per person | 4,530 current US$ per person | 1,019 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 5,016 current US$ per person | 6,588 current US$ per person | 1,572 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 8,656 current US$ per person | 9,162 current US$ per person | 506.29 current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 15,272 current US$ per person | 12,991 current US$ per person | 2,281 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14,690 current US$ per person | 14,544 current US$ per person | 146.53 current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 16,078 current US$ per person against 15,931 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Australia and Sweden?
- 147 current US$ 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 gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 12th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation (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.