Denmark vs Sweden: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita

Denmark
187,487 current LCU per person
in 2024
Sweden
199,581 current LCU per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
39th
Sweden rank
38th

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197219982024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 199,581 current LCU per person against 187,487 current LCU per person in Denmark, a difference of 12,094 current LCU per person.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 38th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 15,837 current LCU per person 13,530 current LCU per person 2,306 current LCU per person Denmark
1980s 44,457 current LCU per person 40,495 current LCU per person 3,962 current LCU per person Denmark
1990s 74,314 current LCU per person 77,892 current LCU per person 3,578 current LCU per person Sweden
2000s 109,933 current LCU per person 113,383 current LCU per person 3,450 current LCU per person Sweden
2010s 140,423 current LCU per person 142,569 current LCU per person 2,146 current LCU per person Sweden
2020s 173,514 current LCU per person 183,252 current LCU per person 9,738 current LCU per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 199,581 current LCU per person against 187,487 current LCU per person in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita between Denmark and Sweden?
12,094 current LCU per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), per capita?
Denmark ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 38th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,686 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.