Sweden vs Netherlands

Sweden vs Netherlands: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 1.4% a year in Sweden and 1.6% a year in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Sweden.

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% a year · IMF

Sweden vs Netherlands: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 1.4% a year in Sweden and 1.6% a year in Netherlands, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Netherlands, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Sweden.
SwedenNetherlandsIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Netherlands has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2025, Sweden ranked 114 and Netherlands ranked 111 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Sweden at 1.8% a year and Netherlands at 1.2% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSwedenNetherlands
20251.41.6
202421.1
2023-0.2-0.6
20221.35
20215.26.3
2020-1.9-3.9
20192.62.3
20181.82.3
20171.92.8
20162.12.4
20154.42.1
20142.31.6
20131.1-0
2012-0.4-1
20113.21.8
20105.81.3
2009-4.3-3.7
2008-0.92.1
20073.23.9
20064.73.5
20052.82
20044.22
20031.90.1
20022.30.2
20011.42.3
20004.64.2
19994.25
19984.24.7
19973.14.2
19961.73.4
19954.13.1
199443
1993-1.81.3
1992-1.11.6
1991-1.12.5
19900.54.2
19892.64.5
19882.54.6
19873.41.9
19863.13.1
19852.32.7
19844.33.1
198321.8
19821.4-1.3
19814.5-0.5
19804.6–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSwedenNetherlands
20262.51.5
20272.21.3
20282.11.4
20291.91.3
20301.81.2
20311.81.2

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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