Sweden vs Switzerland: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Sweden
347.07 billion current GBP
in 2014
Switzerland
426.04 billion current GBP
in 2014
Sweden rank
21st
Switzerland rank
20th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B182719202014

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 426.04 billion current GBP against 347.07 billion current GBP in Sweden, a difference of 78.97 billion current GBP.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 200 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 14 and Switzerland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1850s 39.90 million current GBP 33.53 million current GBP 6.37 million current GBP Sweden
1860s 49.33 million current GBP 44.67 million current GBP 4.66 million current GBP Sweden
1870s 70.82 million current GBP 63.69 million current GBP 7.13 million current GBP Sweden
1880s 75.27 million current GBP 66.03 million current GBP 9.24 million current GBP Sweden
1890s 91.84 million current GBP 90.36 million current GBP 1.48 million current GBP Sweden
1900s 135.08 million current GBP 134.14 million current GBP 941,500 current GBP Sweden
1910s 310.52 million current GBP 246.66 million current GBP 63.86 million current GBP Sweden
1920s 458.17 million current GBP 354.40 million current GBP 103.77 million current GBP Sweden
1930s 471.54 million current GBP 440.15 million current GBP 31.38 million current GBP Sweden
1940s 1.18 billion current GBP 837.99 million current GBP 341.10 million current GBP Sweden
1950s 3.08 billion current GBP 2.10 billion current GBP 974.43 million current GBP Sweden
1960s 8.43 billion current GBP 4.88 billion current GBP 3.55 billion current GBP Sweden
1970s 35.41 billion current GBP 24.13 billion current GBP 11.27 billion current GBP Sweden
1980s 88.31 billion current GBP 86.09 billion current GBP 2.22 billion current GBP Sweden
1990s 158.82 billion current GBP 177.39 billion current GBP 18.57 billion current GBP Switzerland
2000s 216.72 billion current GBP 234.69 billion current GBP 17.97 billion current GBP Switzerland
2010s 345.82 billion current GBP 419.23 billion current GBP 73.41 billion current GBP Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 426.04 billion current GBP against 347.07 billion current GBP in Sweden as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Sweden and Switzerland?
78.97 billion current GBP, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
164 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2014.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
Sweden ranks 21st and Switzerland ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.