Indonesia vs Sweden
Indonesia vs Sweden: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 5.1% a year in Indonesia and 1.4% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 3.7 percentage points, or 3.66 times that in Sweden.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 31 and Sweden ranked 114 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Indonesia at 5.2% a year and Sweden at 1.8% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Indonesia | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.1 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | -2.1 | -1.9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 5 | 2.1 |
| 2015 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| 2012 | 6 | -0.4 |
| 2011 | 6.2 | 3.2 |
| 2010 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | -4.3 |
| 2008 | 7.4 | -0.9 |
| 2007 | 6.3 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 5.7 | 2.8 |
| 2004 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 2003 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| 2001 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | -13.1 | 4.2 |
| 1997 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| 1996 | 7.8 | 1.7 |
| 1995 | 8.2 | 4.1 |
| 1994 | 7.5 | 4 |
| 1993 | 8 | -1.8 |
| 1992 | 6.5 | -1.1 |
| 1991 | 8.9 | -1.1 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0.5 |
| 1989 | 9.1 | 2.6 |
| 1988 | 7 | 2.5 |
| 1987 | 6.6 | 3.4 |
| 1986 | 7.2 | 3.1 |
| 1985 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| 1984 | 7.6 | 4.3 |
| 1983 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 1981 | 7.6 | 4.5 |
| 1980 | 9.9 | 4.6 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Indonesia | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| 2027 | 5.1 | 2.2 |
| 2028 | 5.2 | 2.1 |
| 2029 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| 2030 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| 2031 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Sweden
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Sweden: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Sweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Sweden: 99.7% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Sweden: 4.49% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Sweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Sweden: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Sweden: 0.56% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Sweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Sweden: 89.1% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Sweden: 39.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Sweden: 20.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Sweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Sweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Sweden: $15B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndonesia: $53 in 2025Sweden: $1,549 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Sweden: 5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Sweden: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Sweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Sweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Sweden: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Sweden: 235 million TIV in 2025