Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Sweden: Annual growth of GDP per employed person

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0.4%
in 2025
Sweden
0.5%
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
149th
Sweden rank
146th

Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Sweden
-5-2.502.55200020122025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 149th and Sweden ranks 146th of 187 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2% 1.2% 1.0% Sweden
2010s -0.9% 1.3% 2.2% Sweden
2020s -0.4% 0.5% 0.9% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sweden?
0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sweden?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Sweden rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 149th and Sweden ranks 146th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth of GDP per employed person
Unit
%
Source
International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,848 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).