New Zealand vs Sweden: Annual growth of GDP per employed person
New Zealand
0.5%
in 2025
Sweden
0.5%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
147th
Sweden rank
146th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 147th and Sweden ranks 146th of 187 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth of gdp per employed person, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5% against 0.5% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth of gdp per employed person between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- New Zealand ranks 147th 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 (%).