Sweden's GNI per capita (current LCU) was 650,455 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 49.58% from 434,842 in 2015 (4.11% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 650,455 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 501,415 | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 434,842 | 2015 |
| Highest | 650,455 | 2025 |
| Lowest | 10,876 | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 539,985 | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 10,876 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Sweden's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 16,588 on 2024 (from 633,867 to 650,455).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +14,642 and a typical year strayed about 11,088 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 38,395 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 14,732 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 24,202 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Sweden had the 57th highest value of the 181 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Sweden in the 2025 ranking
- Mali — 54th of 181: 674,707
- Guinea-Bissau — 55th of 181: 659,420
- Mauritius — 56th of 181: 656,646
- Dominican Republic — 58th of 181: 643,864
- Burkina Faso — 59th of 181: 628,558
- Venezuela, RB — 60th of 181: 568,963
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | GNI per capita (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 650,455 |
| 2024 | 633,867 |
| 2023 | 610,734 |
| 2022 | 577,574 |
| 2021 | 539,811 |
| 2020 | 501,415 |
| 2019 | 502,724 |
| 2018 | 478,070 |
| 2017 | 461,359 |
| 2016 | 443,835 |
| 2015 |
GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Sweden
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$74.2 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$56.54 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$176.83 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.74 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$143.54 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.43 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 26.43% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$307.6 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sweden's GNI per capita (current LCU)?
- 650,455 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 5,881% from 10,876 in 1960 (6.5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 650,455 in 2025 and the lowest 10,876 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank?
- 57th highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (current LCU) unusual for Sweden?
- In 2025, Sweden's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 16,588 on 2024 (from 633,867 to 650,455). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +14,642 and a typical year strayed about 11,088 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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