Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Sweden
Sweden: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Sweden, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Sweden is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and down 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Sweden peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Sweden 110th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Sweden, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +76.7% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +71.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -45.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +37.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +107.1% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +218.7% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -48.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -40.4% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -35.2% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -53.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More social development data for Sweden
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,116 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Sweden?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Sweden was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Sweden rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp?
- Sweden ranks 110th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.