Sweden vs Switzerland: Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans
Sweden
4.58 billion
in 2024
Switzerland
4.14 billion
in 2024
Sweden rank
12th
Switzerland rank
14th
Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.58 billion against 4.14 billion in Switzerland, a difference of 444.98 million.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 49 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.72 million | 119.05 million | 29.67 million | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.29 billion | 523.49 million | 770.06 million | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1.82 billion | 1.03 billion | 792.11 million | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.21 billion | 1.57 billion | 646.53 million | Sweden |
| 2000s | 3.22 billion | 2.07 billion | 1.16 billion | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.95 billion | 3.22 billion | 1.73 billion | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.96 billion | 4.18 billion | 780.60 million | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 4.58 billion against 4.14 billion in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 444.98 million, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans?
- Sweden ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 14th 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.