Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Sweden
Sweden: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.5% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.9% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Sweden peaked at 5.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.2%, in 2009.
Sweden ranks 157th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | -1.0% | -134.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -305.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +167.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -62.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +42.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -77.7% |
| 2008 | -2.1% | -439.3% |
| 2009 | -2.2% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -343.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -80.9% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | -178.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -108.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +1814.3% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +117.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -80.5% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -122.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -315.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +582.1% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -125.1% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -1147.9% |
| 2022 | -1.7% | -134.2% |
| 2023 | -1.5% | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -178.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -57.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 32% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 22% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1814.3% | 0.1% | 1.3% |
| 2021 | +1147.9% | -0.5% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | -2.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -1.7% | 5.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- 160 Melanesia 0.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Sweden?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Sweden was 0.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.2% in 2009.
- How does Sweden rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Sweden ranks 157th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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