Netherlands vs Sweden: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Netherlands
0.5798
in 2025
Sweden
0.849
in 2025
Netherlands rank
6th
Sweden rank
3rd
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.849 against 0.5798 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2692.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.409 | 0.1941 | 0.2149 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.7075 | 0.6752 | 0.0323 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.9855 | 0.8679 | 0.1177 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8252 | 0.8587 | 0.0335 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8056 | 0.8978 | 0.0922 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6789 | 1.05 | 0.3675 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.608 | 0.9176 | 0.3096 | 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, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.849 against 0.5798 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 0.2692, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Netherlands ranks 6th 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.