Canada vs Sweden: Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans
Canada
5.61 billion
in 2024
Sweden
4.58 billion
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Sweden rank
12th
Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5.61 billion against 4.58 billion in Sweden, a difference of 1.03 billion.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 615.44 million | 148.72 million | 466.71 million | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.17 billion | 1.29 billion | 876.36 million | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.84 billion | 1.82 billion | 1.02 billion | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.53 billion | 2.21 billion | 1.31 billion | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.88 billion | 3.22 billion | 651.12 million | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.43 billion | 4.95 billion | 521.21 million | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.52 billion | 4.96 billion | 567.36 million | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 5.61 billion against 4.58 billion in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans between Canada and Sweden?
- 1.03 billion, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans?
- Canada ranks 9th 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.