Denmark vs Sweden: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Denmark
8,571 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Sweden
9,797 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Denmark rank
18th
Sweden rank
15th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9,797 BoP, current US$ per person against 8,571 BoP, current US$ per person in Denmark, a difference of 1,226 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 15th of 199 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 | 90.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.03 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1980s | 390.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 382.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 8 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 1990s | 3,459 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,381 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,078 BoP, current US$ per person | Denmark |
| 2000s | 3,817 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,537 BoP, current US$ per person | 720.24 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5,204 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,862 BoP, current US$ per person | 657.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6,971 BoP, current US$ per person | 7,471 BoP, current US$ per person | 500.46 BoP, current US$ per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9,797 BoP, current US$ per person against 8,571 BoP, current US$ per person in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
- 1,226 BoP, current US$ 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Denmark ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 15th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income receipts (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.