Canada vs Sweden: Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans
Canada
5.61 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Sweden
4.58 billion constant 2024 US$
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 constant 2024 US$ against 4.58 billion constant 2024 US$ in Sweden, a difference of 1.03 billion constant 2024 US$.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 615.44 million constant 2024 US$ | 148.72 million constant 2024 US$ | 466.71 million constant 2024 US$ | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.17 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.29 billion constant 2024 US$ | 876.36 million constant 2024 US$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.84 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.82 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.02 billion constant 2024 US$ | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.53 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.21 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.31 billion constant 2024 US$ | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.88 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.22 billion constant 2024 US$ | 651.12 million constant 2024 US$ | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.43 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.95 billion constant 2024 US$ | 521.21 million constant 2024 US$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.52 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.96 billion constant 2024 US$ | 567.36 million constant 2024 US$ | 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 constant 2024 US$ against 4.58 billion constant 2024 US$ 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 constant 2024 US$, 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?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by 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.
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About this data
Official development assistance component that represents grants. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.