South Africa vs Sweden: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time
- South Africa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 8.89 National currency per US dollar against 7.7 National currency per US dollar in South Africa, a difference of 1.19 National currency per US dollar.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 53 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6184 National currency per US dollar | 5.64 National currency per US dollar | 5.02 National currency per US dollar | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | 7.41 National currency per US dollar | 6.2 National currency per US dollar | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.96 National currency per US dollar | 9.54 National currency per US dollar | 6.58 National currency per US dollar | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.2 National currency per US dollar | 9.35 National currency per US dollar | 5.15 National currency per US dollar | Sweden |
| 2010s | 5.98 National currency per US dollar | 9.22 National currency per US dollar | 3.24 National currency per US dollar | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.54 National currency per US dollar | 8.8 National currency per US dollar | 1.26 National currency per US dollar | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing, South Africa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 8.89 National currency per US dollar against 7.7 National currency per US dollar in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between South Africa and Sweden?
- 1.19 National currency per US dollar, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sweden?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Sweden rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- South Africa ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org