Sweden vs the United States: Economic Indicators Comparison
The United States with a GDP of $20.5T ranked the 1st largest economy in the world, while Sweden ranked 23rd with $556.1B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, the United States and Sweden ranked 113th vs 98th and 11th vs 14th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Sweden |  United States |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $556.1B | $20.5T |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.3% | 2.9% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.8% | 2.4% |
| Population | 10.3M | 325.1M |
| GDP per capita | $55k | $63k |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.97% | 2.29% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 8.92 | 1 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 1.03 | 1 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $53k | $63k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $565.1B | $20.6T |
| GNI per capita | $55k | $63k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $550.2B | $20.8T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $54k | $64k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Sweden | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 57% | 37% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 21.4% | 21% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 2% | 2.4% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Unemployment | 6.4% | 3.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 74.9 | 76.6 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 9.37 | 8.55 |
| Human Freedom Index | 8.48 | 8.39 |
| Property Rights Index | 88.8 | 81.8 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 79.9 | 83.7 |
| Business Freedom Index | 85.3 | 83.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 97 | 54.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 53.8 | 87.9 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 85 | 85 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 80 | 80 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 86.4 | 79.8 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 81.2 | 75.5 |
| Government Spending Index | 25.8 | 56.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | 43.6 | 74.6 |
| Government Integrity Index | 91.4 | 77.2 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 85 | 71 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 82.3 | 78.5 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 14.8 | 15.3 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 2.8 | 12.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 7.4M | 79.7M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Sweden | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 39% | 105.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | N/A |
| External debt stocks | N/A | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 19.1% | 6.1% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 29.2% | 18.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 26.8% | 21% |
| Total reserves including gold | $60.6B | $449.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $9B | $258.4B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Sweden | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 45.8% | 12.2% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 43.3% | 15.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $9.5B | -$491B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 32.8% | 17.2% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Personal remittances received | $3.1B | $6.7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 22.6% | 18.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $4.9B | $56.1B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $7.4B | $128.7B |
| Expense, % of GDP | 31.1% | 22.4% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 49.7% | 38.1% |
