Country comparison Sweden vs Iceland

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart-1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124Kchart22,143K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€30,697M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$33,222M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€79,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$86,6642024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544Mchart€8,623M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart18,0272023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart19,4982023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart61.55%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€46,9982023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$50,8332023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,754chart-1,1382024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-1,2312024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-3.70%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,077.8chart14,456.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart15,647.02024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart1,978.92023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart2,139.42023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart14.83%2023Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart2,318,346,769.32024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart2,289.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart16.06%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,160.7chart02019Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1chart02019Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%chart0%2020Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart47.00%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,736chart€37,1202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$40,1782024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€5,2112023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$5,6952023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€6,0442024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$5,9082023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,050chart€02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139chart$02019Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaA109/20/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAAA+11/10/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAAA05/22/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart722023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart26º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart15.22024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart115º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart22º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20259.1%chart4.6%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%chart3.6%2025Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478Kchart9K2025Q2Unemployed [+]
$3,127.62024NMW [+]
€2,830.52024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869chart$85,6212024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998chart€79,1042024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart21º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]01/16/202610.7190chart146.400001/15/2026Euro / Icelandic kronas [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20269.2270chart125.950001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/16/20262.79%
Risk Premium [+]01/16/2026-6
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/16/20265.42%chart3.54%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart4.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.2%chart3.4%November 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart7.25%11/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart26º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart20,014December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart47.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart695.182021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.4%chart36.9%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart24.00%01/01/2015Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart44.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart698,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€180,844.3Mchart€6,404.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$6,932.0M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart20.86%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€175,281.1Mchart€8,922.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$9,657.6M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart29.07%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€5,563.2Mchart€-2,518.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$-2,725.7M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-8.20%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20255.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153ºchart7º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart42024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart1º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰chart1.90‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart171.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart17.74%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart11.73%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart11.20‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart132.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart6.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart1.552023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart5.00‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%chart8.8%2020% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart389,4442024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart65,4242020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart43,2512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.9592022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart1º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart82.802024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart482024Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart12.332024Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart52023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart1.292023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart8.792023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart19,2732023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart19,8162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202529,151chart18612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,782,695chart211,14812/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart297,93412/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,753.29chart477.6012/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart903,42412/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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