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Sweden · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Sweden

Europe & Central Asia Capital Stockholm High income Nation age 1,031 years (since 995) i SWE · SE
NationsTree Index 2025 i75.520th of 196 Tree height 2025 i19 msee ranking Military strength i65percentile
Population i10.6 m92nd of 217 Area i528,860 km²50th of 216 GDP i$669.00 bn25th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$768.56 bn intl.41st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$72,529 intl.26th of 199 Life expectancy i84.1 years9th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i87
Strength · trunk i82
Quality of life · crown i85
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i68
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i23
CSV

In short

Sweden is 20th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 75.5 out of 100; its tree is 19 m tall.

It has 10.6 million people and an economy of $768.56 bn at purchasing power parity, 41st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Rule of law (4th of 207) and Voice & accountability (4th of 205).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (160th of 210), Unemployment (140th of 187) and Hospital beds (90th of 145).

Over five years it fell from 7th to 20th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

57
Surface area ikm² 528,860 50th/216
Land area ikm² 407,270 59th/216
Population ipeople 10.6 m 92nd/217
Population growth i% 0.25% 157th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 26.0 180th/216
Urban population i% 89.1% 35th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 16.7% 156th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 20.9% 29th/217

Economy

73
GDP iUSD $669.00 bn 25th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $768.56 bn 41st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $671.43 bn 41st/199
GDP per person iUSD $63,133 20th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $72,529 26th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $63,010 17th/201
GDP growth i% 1.5% 160th/210
Inflation i% 0.7% 27th/180
Unemployment i% 8.7% 140th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 34.5% 45th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -1.3% 59th/192

Main industries

50
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.5% 157th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 21.0% 121st/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 12.5% 73rd/192
Services i% of GDP 67.0% 46th/200

Trade

69
Exports of goods & services iUSD $356.10 bn 28th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $341.90 bn 28th/182
Exports i% of GDP 53.2% 50th/183
Imports i% of GDP 51.1% 80th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 104.3% 56th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 6.0% 68th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 72.2% 37th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 7.2% 129th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 5.9% 57th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 17.7% 40th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 6.7% 26th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.6% 80th/196

Natural resources

58
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.2% 113th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.03% 94th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 1.00% 46th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.18% 94th/209
Arable land i% of land area 6.2% 127th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 16,306 37th/183

Tourism

71
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 2.0 m 67th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $10.67 bn2010
Tourism receipts i% of exports 4.8%2010
Outbound trips idepartures 6.1 m 26th/107

Society & health

84
Life expectancy iyears 84.1 9th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 2.4 6th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 4.41 20th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.9 90th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 96% 48th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 95.4% 28th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 132.0% 7th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 33.5% 22nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 11.2% 15th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 84.0% 19th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.959 5th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 29.3 20th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.8% 43rd/108

Infrastructure & digital

88
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 99.8% 18th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 95.4% 23rd/144
Internet users i% of population 95.8% 21st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 141 38th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 40.6 24th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 4.20 5th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 9,714 18th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 19.6 m 35th/161

Environment & energy

79
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.57 122nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 57.9% 40th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 5.3 16th/200
Forest area i% of land area 68.6% 19th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 4,329 20th/149

Institutions & safety

90
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 89.5 9th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 87.5 5th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 87.3 4th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 80.5 53rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 82.5 11th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 87.6 4th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.1 49th/145

Military

58
Military expenditure iUSD $16.47 bn 24th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.5% 42nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 5.0% 80th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 15,000 117th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.27% 147th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 146.0 m 41st/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 235.0 m 15th/65

Science & innovation

90
R&D spending i% of GDP 3.60% 4th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1,851 21st/137
Scientific articles iarticles 21,244 24th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Olof Skötkonung, first king known to rule both Swedes and Geats (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Sweden — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/sweden. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Sweden — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/sweden. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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