Sweden vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Sweden
0.8%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.6%
in 2025
Sweden rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Sweden
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 49 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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, Sweden or United Arab Emirates?
- Sweden, at 0.8% against 0.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Sweden and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.2%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Arab Emirates?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Sweden ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.