Country comparison Sweden vs Laos

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart4.3%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124K
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€14,702M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$15,908M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€1,9132024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$2,0702024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart14,7722024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart15,9842024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart100.48%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€1,9012024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$2,0572024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,754chart3442024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart3722024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart2.34%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,077.8chart2,300.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart2,489.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart171.22023Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart185.22023Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart8.24%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart72.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart83.62023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart3.21%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,160.7chart17.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1chart22.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%chart0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart15.65%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,736chart€2962024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$3202024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€232023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$242023Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€92023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$112023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,050chart€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139chart$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024Aaa
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAA
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAACCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart282023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart73.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441º
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart111º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20259.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478K
$77.82024NMW [+]
€70.12024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]01/12/202610.7008chart25,273.000001/12/2026Euro / Kip [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/12/20269.1522chart21,610.000001/12/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/12/20262.80%
Risk Premium [+]01/12/2026-1
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/30/20260%chart1.66%01/12/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart4.8%November 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart8.50%11/24/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart154º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart4,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart1.44December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.4%chart10.3%2022Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart811,6002020Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€180,844.3Mchart€7,741.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$8,370.4M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart55.78%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€175,281.1Mchart€7,074.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$7,649.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart50.97%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€5,563.2Mchart€667.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart4.81%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20255.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153ºchart83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart332024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart49º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart17.71%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart21.27‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart68.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart6.22‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart2.422023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%chart18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart7,769,8192024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart48,7312020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart1,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.6202022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart89º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart68.962023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart8372015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart12.332015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart3.492023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart12,8032023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart52,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202529,151chart67112/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,782,695chart219,06012/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart5,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,753.29chart86.3612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart11,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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