Sweden vs United Kingdom: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Sweden
0.1552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
26th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.1552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Sweden ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0568 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.1057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0945 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.1368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 0.1552 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 26th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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
Primary income receipts (BoP, 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.