Sweden — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Sweden, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Sweden was 1.54% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.82% in 1964. The lowest was -4.26% in 2009 (about -2.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.02% per year.
Sweden ranks 160 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 75%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Sweden sits below it. It peaked in 1964 and has fallen 77% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 65%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 33 of 57 economies; Azerbaijan (1.45%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 599% in 2024. That is 14% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 39th of 107 in 1961 → 46th of 119 in 1970 → 88th of 152 in 1980 → 121st of 176 in 1990 → 82nd of 199 in 2000 → 71st of 209 in 2010 → 65th of 209 in 2020 → 146th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.54% | +0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 1.02% | +1.2 pp |
| 2023 | -0.2% | -1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 1.26% | -4.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.23% | +7.2 pp |
| 2020 | -1.93% | -4.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.61% | +0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 1.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 2.13% | -2.3 pp |
| 2015 | 4.39% | +2.1 pp |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 1.14% | +1.6 pp |
| 2012 | -0.41% | -3.6 pp |
| 2011 | 3.16% | -2.6 pp |
| 2010 | 5.75% | +10.0 pp |
| 2009 | -4.26% | -3.3 pp |
| 2008 | -0.92% | -4.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.22% | -1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 4.68% | +1.9 pp |
| 2005 | 2.79% | -1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 4.18% | +2.3 pp |
| 2003 | 1.88% | -0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 2.28% | +0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 1.36% | -3.3 pp |
| 2000 | 4.63% | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 4.25% | +1.2 pp |
| 1997 | 3.06% | +1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -2.4 pp |
| 1995 | 4.09% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 4.02% | +6.1 pp |
| 1993 | -2.07% | -0.9 pp |
| 1992 | -1.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | -1.15% | -1.9 pp |
| 1990 | 0.75% | -1.9 pp |
| 1989 | 2.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 2.56% | -0.8 pp |
| 1987 | 3.35% | +0.7 pp |
| 1986 | 2.69% | +0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 2.16% | -2.1 pp |
| 1984 | 4.23% | +2.3 pp |
| 1983 | 1.9% | +0.7 pp |
| 1982 | 1.25% | +0.8 pp |
| 1981 | 0.45% | -1.2 pp |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -2.1 pp |
| 1979 | 3.84% | +2.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.75% | +3.3 pp |
| 1977 | -1.6% | -2.7 pp |
| 1976 | 1.06% | -1.5 pp |
| 1975 | 2.55% | -0.6 pp |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -0.8 pp |
| 1973 | 3.97% | +1.7 pp |
| 1972 | 2.29% | +1.3 pp |
| 1971 | 0.94% | -5.5 pp |
| 1970 | 6.47% | +1.5 pp |
| 1969 | 5.01% | +1.4 pp |
| 1968 | 3.64% | +0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 3.37% | +1.3 pp |
| 1966 | 2.09% | -1.7 pp |
| 1965 | 3.82% | -3.0 pp |
| 1964 | 6.82% | +1.5 pp |
| 1963 | 5.33% | +1.1 pp |
| 1962 | 4.26% | -1.4 pp |
| 1961 | 5.68% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Sweden’s GDP growth in 1962?
4.26% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Sweden’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -72.8% in total — about 2.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.54%; 2024: 1.02%; 2023: -0.2%; 2022: 1.26%; 2021: 5.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.