Luxembourg vs Sweden: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Luxembourg
1.0%
in 2025
Sweden
0.8%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Sweden rank
3rd
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Luxembourg or Sweden?
- Luxembourg, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. This is the official estimate that combines net disbursements with grant equivalents from 2018.