Sweden vs Tajikistan
Sweden vs Tajikistan: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 1.4% a year in Sweden and 8.4% a year in Tajikistan, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tajikistan, by 7 percentage points, or 6.01 times that in Sweden.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Tajikistan has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Sweden.
- In 2025, Sweden ranked 114 and Tajikistan ranked 7 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sweden at 1.8% a year and Tajikistan at 5.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Sweden | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | -0.2 | 8.3 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 9.4 |
| 2020 | -1.9 | 4.4 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 6.9 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 2013 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| 2012 | -0.4 | 7.5 |
| 2011 | 3.2 | 7.4 |
| 2010 | 5.8 | 6.5 |
| 2009 | -4.3 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | -0.9 | 7.9 |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 7.8 |
| 2006 | 4.7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2.8 | 6.7 |
| 2004 | 4.2 | 10.6 |
| 2003 | 1.9 | 10.2 |
| 2002 | 2.3 | 9.1 |
| 2001 | 1.4 | 10.2 |
| 2000 | 4.6 | 8.3 |
| 1999 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 4.2 | 5.3 |
| 1997 | 3.1 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 1.7 | -4.4 |
| 1995 | 4.1 | -12.5 |
| 1994 | 4 | -21.4 |
| 1993 | -1.8 | -11.1 |
| 1992 | -1.1 | – |
| 1991 | -1.1 | – |
| 1990 | 0.5 | – |
| 1989 | 2.6 | – |
| 1988 | 2.5 | – |
| 1987 | 3.4 | – |
| 1986 | 3.1 | – |
| 1985 | 2.3 | – |
| 1984 | 4.3 | – |
| 1983 | 2 | – |
| 1982 | 1.4 | – |
| 1981 | 4.5 | – |
| 1980 | 4.6 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Sweden | Tajikistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.5 | 7.3 |
| 2027 | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| 2028 | 2.1 | 6.2 |
| 2029 | 1.9 | 6 |
| 2030 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| 2031 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
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
Sweden vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Tajikistan: 17,000 people in 2020
- National powerSweden: 0.19% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025