Sweden's gni per capita rose from US$30.4k in 1996 to US$63k in 2025.
Sweden · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
17th of 181 · 11th in Europe & C. Asia
Sweden's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $23.3k in 1996 to intl $76.1k in 2025.
Sweden's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 14k in 2004 to PPS 24.8k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
11th of 129 · 7th in Europe & C. Asia
Sweden's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$16k in 1996 to US$25.4k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
13th of 57 · 12th in Europe & C. Asia
Sweden's gini index rose from 24.3 in 1975 to 29.3 in 2023.
Sweden's income share held by highest 10% rose from 19.5 % in 1975 to 22.3 % in 2023.
Sweden's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 10.0 % in 1975 to 7.9 % in 2023.
Poverty
Sweden's extreme poverty rose from 0.5 % in 1975 to 0.8 % in 2023.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
18th of 52 · 11th in Europe & C. Asia*
Sweden's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 13.5 % in 2007 to 16.1 % in 2022.
Sweden's at-risk-of-poverty rate rose from 8.0 % in 1997 to 15.6 % in 2025.