Republic of Korea vs Sweden: Annual growth of GDP per employed person
Republic of Korea
0.7%
in 2025
Sweden
0.5%
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
143rd
Sweden rank
146th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time
- Republic of Korea
- Sweden
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 143rd and Sweden ranks 146th of 187 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, Republic of Korea or Sweden?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between Republic of Korea and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Republic of Korea and Sweden rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Republic of Korea ranks 143rd 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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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).