Norway vs Sweden: Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans
Norway
4.70 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Sweden
4.58 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Norway rank
11th
Sweden rank
12th
Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.70 billion constant 2024 US$ against 4.58 billion constant 2024 US$ in Sweden, a difference of 119.68 million constant 2024 US$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 49 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.66 million constant 2024 US$ | 148.72 million constant 2024 US$ | 68.06 million constant 2024 US$ | Sweden |
| 1970s | 774.22 million constant 2024 US$ | 1.29 billion constant 2024 US$ | 519.32 million constant 2024 US$ | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.59 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.82 billion constant 2024 US$ | 229.97 million constant 2024 US$ | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.15 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.21 billion constant 2024 US$ | 66.16 million constant 2024 US$ | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.86 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.22 billion constant 2024 US$ | 366.86 million constant 2024 US$ | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.04 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.95 billion constant 2024 US$ | 912.10 million constant 2024 US$ | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.48 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.96 billion constant 2024 US$ | 477.17 million constant 2024 US$ | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 4.70 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 Norway and Sweden?
- 119.68 million constant 2024 US$, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans?
- Norway ranks 11th 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.