Denmark vs Sweden: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Denmark
0.7234
in 2025
Sweden
0.849
in 2025
Denmark rank
4th
Sweden rank
3rd
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.849 against 0.7234 in Denmark, a difference of 0.1256.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1681 | 0.1941 | 0.026 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.5274 | 0.6752 | 0.1478 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.8206 | 0.8679 | 0.0473 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.9975 | 0.8587 | 0.1388 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.8855 | 0.8978 | 0.0123 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.8071 | 1.05 | 0.2392 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.7126 | 0.9176 | 0.205 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.849 against 0.7234 in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1256, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Denmark ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.