Denmark vs Sweden: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Denmark
6,308 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sweden
6,700 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
19th
Sweden rank
18th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6,700 BoP, current US$ per person against 6,308 BoP, current US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 392 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 224.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 127.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 96.66 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 955.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 605.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 349.89 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 4,317 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,094 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,223 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3,843 BoP, current US$ per person | 3,846 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3,658 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,855 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,197 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4,773 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,089 BoP, current US$ per person | 316.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6,700 BoP, current US$ per person against 6,308 BoP, current US$ per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
- 392 BoP, current US$ per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 18th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, 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.