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
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196019922025

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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Indicator
Gross capital formation (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, 10,947 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.