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.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.818 | — |
| 1991 | 0.821 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.829 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.85 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.862 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.869 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.877 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.888 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.901 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.906 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.912 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.915 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.918 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.923 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.908 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.911 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.915 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.917 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.913 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.912 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.918 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.92 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.94 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.943 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.945 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.947 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.949 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.95 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.955 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.951 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.958 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.959 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.959 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.959 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.959 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
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
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 599.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 903.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0104 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 659.66 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (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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