Portugal vs Sweden

Portugal vs Sweden: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 1.9% a year in Portugal and 1.4% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Portugal, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Sweden.

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% a year · IMF

Portugal vs Sweden: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 1.9% a year in Portugal and 1.4% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Portugal, by 0.5 percentage points, or 1.33 times that in Sweden.
PortugalSwedenIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Portugal has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Portugal ranked 104 and Sweden ranked 114 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Portugal at 1.6% a year and Sweden at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearPortugalSweden
20251.91.4
20242.22
20233.1-0.2
202271.3
20215.65.2
2020-8.2-1.9
20192.72.6
20182.91.8
20173.31.9
201622.1
20151.64.4
20140.72.3
2013-11.1
2012-4.1-0.4
2011-1.73.2
20101.75.8
2009-3.1-4.3
20080.3-0.9
20072.53.2
20061.64.7
20050.82.8
20041.84.2
2003-0.91.9
20020.82.3
20011.91.4
20003.84.6
19993.94.2
19984.84.2
19974.43.1
19963.51.7
19952.34.1
19941.54
1993-0.7-1.8
19923.1-1.1
19913.4-1.1
19907.90.5
19896.62.6
19885.32.5
19877.63.4
19863.33.1
19851.62.3
1984-14.3
198312
19822.21.4
19813.54.5
19806.74.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPortugalSweden
20262.12.5
20271.92.2
20281.82.1
20291.71.9
20301.71.8
20311.61.8

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.

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