Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Saudi Arabia
0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
120th
Sweden rank
122nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sweden
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Sweden ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.6226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3967 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9696 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9264 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9652 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.7753 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.943 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0249 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$), per unit of gdp, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.9843 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9788 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 122nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.