Saudi Arabia vs Sweden

Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia and 1.4% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3.2 percentage points, or 3.29 times that in Sweden.

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% a year · IMF

Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia and 1.4% a year in Sweden, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 3.2 percentage points, or 3.29 times that in Sweden.
Saudi ArabiaSwedenIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Saudi Arabia ranked 44 and Sweden ranked 114 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Saudi Arabia at 3.6% a year and Sweden at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSaudi ArabiaSweden
20254.61.4
20242.62
20230.5-0.2
2022121.3
20216.55.2
2020-3.8-1.9
20191.72.6
20183.21.8
20171.21.9
20161.72.1
20154.74.4
201442.3
20132.91.1
20125.8-0.4
201111.83.2
201055.8
2009-1.1-4.3
20086.2-0.9
20072.23.2
20063.34.7
20055.92.8
20048.64.2
20038.81.9
2002-0.72.3
20010.31.4
20004.74.6
1999-0.64.2
19982.84.2
19972.63.1
19963.31.7
19950.34.1
199414
19930.4-1.8
19924.6-1.1
19918.2-1.1
19909.40.5
19890.42.6
19886.62.5
1987-3.13.4
198613.1
1985-7.22.3
1984-44.3
1983-112
1982-16.11.4
198134.5
19805.84.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSaudi ArabiaSweden
2026-3.32.5
20277.92.2
20284.82.1
20293.41.9
20303.51.8
20313.61.8

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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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