Human development index vs gdp per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.959 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.959
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.959
in 2022
All-time low
0.818
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Sweden, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.959 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.959 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.818, in 1990.
Sweden ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8621 | 0.818 | 0.906 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9144 | 0.908 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9387 | 0.918 | 0.955 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9567 | 0.951 | 0.959 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More economy & growth data for Sweden
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 2.12 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.6799 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 55,014 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 12.45 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 582.97 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 55,014 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 9.82 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -120.18 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 685.66 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Sweden?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Sweden was 0.959 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.959 in 2022.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.818 in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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