Country comparison Sweden vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124Kchart7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544Mchart€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,754chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,077.8chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,160.7chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,736chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,050chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaAa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAAAA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAAAA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20259.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
$1,596.32024NMW [+]
€1,437.42024NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869chart$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998chart€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]01/15/202610.6985chart1,706.770001/15/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/15/20269.2038chart1,477.500001/15/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/15/20262.77%
Risk Premium [+]01/15/2026-5
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/15/20265.33%chart13.84%01/15/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20252.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20253.8%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000chart4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.4%chart28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€180,844.3Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$195,742.3Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€175,281.1Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$189,720.8Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€5,563.2Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$6,021.5Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20255.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153ºchart60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰chart1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.45chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%
Population [+]202410,587,710chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/202529,151chart35,93412/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/20252,782,695chart34,571,87312/21/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,753.29chart694.3612/21/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
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