Sweden vs Thailand

Sweden vs Thailand: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 1.4% a year in Sweden and 2.4% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 1 percentage points, or 1.72 times that in Sweden.

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% a year · IMF

Sweden vs Thailand: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 1.4% a year in Sweden and 2.4% a year in Thailand, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Thailand, by 1 percentage points, or 1.72 times that in Sweden.
SwedenThailandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Thailand has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Sweden ranked 114 and Thailand ranked 94 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sweden at 1.8% a year and Thailand at 2.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSwedenThailand
20251.42.4
202422.9
2023-0.22.2
20221.32.7
20215.21.6
2020-1.9-6.1
20192.62.1
20181.84.2
20171.94.2
20162.13.4
20154.43.1
20142.31
20131.12.7
2012-0.47.2
20113.20.8
20105.87.5
2009-4.3-0.7
2008-0.91.7
20073.25.4
20064.75
20052.84.2
20044.26.3
20031.97.2
20022.36.1
20011.43.4
20004.64.5
19994.24.6
19984.2-7.6
19973.1-2.8
19961.75.7
19954.18.1
199448
1993-1.88.7
1992-1.19.2
1991-1.18.4
19900.511.6
19892.612.2
19882.513.3
19873.49.5
19863.15.5
19852.34.6
19844.35.8
198325.6
19821.45.4
19814.55.9
19804.64.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSwedenThailand
20262.52.1
20272.22.1
20282.12.3
20291.92.5
20301.82.5
20311.82.5

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.

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