Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Sweden

Sweden: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency was 597,212 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
597,212
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
7th
of 30 countries
All-time high
597,212
in 2025
All-time low
284,510
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Sweden, 1985–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1985200520251985: 284.5k1986: 289.8k1987: 294.8k1988: 299.3k1989: 303.6k1990: 308.0k1991: 313.2k1992: 319.9k1993: 328.3k1994: 338.6k1995: 350.3k1996: 363.1k1997: 376.6k1998: 390.5k1999: 404.4k2000: 418.1k2001: 431.6k2002: 445.0k2003: 458.4k2004: 471.6k2005: 484.0k2006: 495.1k2007: 504.4k2008: 511.9k2009: 518.2k2010: 523.5k2011: 528.3k2012: 533.1k2013: 538.1k2014: 543.5k2015: 548.8k2016: 553.8k2017: 558.3k2018: 562.5k2019: 566.9k2020: 571.6k2021: 576.5k2022: 581.6k2023: 586.7k2024: 592.0k2025: 597.2k

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 597,212 for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Sweden peaked at 597,212 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 284,510, in 1985.

Sweden ranks 7th of 30 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 294,413 284,510 303,607 5
1990s 349,303 308,025 404,426 10
2000s 473,837 418,110 518,154 10
2010s 545,664 523,462 566,856 10
2020s 584,274 571,571 597,212 6

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 4 Japan 3.77 million compare
  2. 5 OECD 1.88 million compare
  3. 6 Norway 667,156 compare
  4. 8 Czechia 510,551 compare
  5. 9 Denmark 416,026 compare
  6. 10 Mexico 228,561 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Sweden?
Economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Sweden was 597,212 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 597,212 in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 284,510 in 1985.
How does Sweden rank for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
Sweden ranks 7th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
40 places, 1,489 data points, 1969–2025
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May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP