How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Germany

0.9764 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden

0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Germany rank

125th

Sweden rank

122nd

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Germany
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9764 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany, a difference of 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
1980s	1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
1990s	0.9974 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9652 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
2000s	0.9586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.943 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
2010s	0.9386 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9669 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.9617 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Germany or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9764 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Germany and Sweden?: 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Germany ranks 125th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.