Country comparison Sweden vs United Kingdom

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20240.9%chart1.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q314,124Kchart12,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€558,673Mchart€3,368,254M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$604,395Mchart$3,694,543M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€52,550chart€48,6562024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$57,020chart$52,6482024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€149,544Mchart€882,319M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024189,536chart3,409,5802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024199,158chart3,689,3542024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202434.00%chart101.23%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€17,902chart€49,9462024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,810chart$54,0452024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-8,902chart-193,6322024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-10,382chart-209,5212024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-1.60%chart-5.75%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024283,215.8chart1,483,373.62024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024297,623.4chart1,605,091.92024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202240,049.4chart145,880.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202242,443.2chart156,486.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202215.28%chart10.64%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202454,174,407,742.1chart304,812,258,156.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202356,210.6chart302,871.92023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202319.45%chart20.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202411,160.7chart76,749.62024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202412,074.1chart84,184.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20244.12%chart5.25%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202450.70%chart44.04%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€26,749chart€21,7302024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$28,110chart$23,5132024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€3,804chart€2,1582022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$4,000chart$2,2742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€5,134chart€4,3852024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$5,342chart$4,4212023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,050chart€1,1092024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,139chart$1,2002024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]02/23/2024AaaAa310/20/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]02/16/2004AAAAA04/21/2023S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]12/06/2019AAAAA-03/27/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202382chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20198ºchart9º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202420.6chart40.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202441ºchart43º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20242ºchart5º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20258.8%chart5.1%October 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q38.2%chart4.2%2024Q2Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q3478Kchart1,449K2024Q2Unemployed [+]
$2,608.12025NMW [+]
€2,512.12025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$50,869chart$52,2782019Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€46,998chart€52,9242024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]20178ºchart23º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / Swedish kronas [+]02/13/202610.6254chart0.871602/13/2026Euro / British pounds [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20268.9575chart0.735202/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20262.60%chart4.42%02/13/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]02/13/2026-16chart16602/13/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20269.50%chart5.83%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20240.8%chart3.4%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20252.1%chart0.3%November 2020HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.3%chart0.3%January 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]10/01/20251.75%chart3.75%12/18/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202010ºchart8º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20254.8%chart-2.9%December 2020IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2024522,000chart3,762,680December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202231.35chart28.75December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]2017226,000chart1,025,4742023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021544.53chart639.662021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202442.3%chart34.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/199625.00%chart20.00%01/04/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202252.2%chart47.7%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20226,629,000chart30,741,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€184,635.0Mchart€481,864.1M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$208,633.9Mchart$521,039.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202432.37%chart15.46%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€177,981.1Mchart€732,010.2M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$201,115.1Mchart$791,522.6M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202431.37%chart23.49%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€6,653.9Mchart€-250,146.1M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$7,518.8Mchart$-270,611.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20241.00%chart-8.03%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20251.7%chart1.4%December 2020Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]20153ºchart10º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202420chart2802023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202439ºchart34º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20232.00‰chart1.80‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20172,819.4chart4,373.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202019.31%chart13.95%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.16%chart7.05%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.30‰chart10.02‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20173,684.0chart26,801.52017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.60‰chart9.52‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.43chart1.562023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.20‰chart4.40‰2016Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202414.8%chart18.6%2018% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202410,587,710chart68,265,0002023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20202,003,908chart9,359,5872020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020327,581chart4,732,5102020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.952chart0.9402022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20245ºchart14º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.10chart81.242023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20231,370chart5,8672021Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.60chart8.802021Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023121chart6732020Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.15chart1.002020Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20233.43chart4.422023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]19950chart5942024Annual crude oil production [+]
2,500.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023125,209chart262,5182023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023163,135chart267,7162023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202629,241chart232,11201/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/20262,784,104chart25,107,98301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]03/19/20237,593,676chart50,762,96809/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,761.79chart3,400.1601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]02/26/202428,312,816chart151,248,82009/04/2022Doses administered [+]
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