Australia vs Sweden: Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans
Australia
3.31 billion
in 2024
Sweden
4.58 billion
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Sweden rank
12th
Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.58 billion against 3.31 billion in Australia, a difference of 1.28 billion.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 billion | 292.83 million | 1.14 billion | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.80 billion | 1.29 billion | 510.34 million | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.82 billion | 1.82 billion | 5.79 million | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.01 billion | 2.21 billion | 207.18 million | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.60 billion | 3.22 billion | 626.38 million | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.88 billion | 4.95 billion | 1.07 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.32 billion | 4.96 billion | 1.64 billion | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans, Australia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.58 billion against 3.31 billion in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans between Australia and Sweden?
- 1.28 billion, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans?
- Australia ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 12th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.