Australia vs Sweden: Foreign aid given for emergencies and longer-term development

Australia

2.68 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Sweden

1.73 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Australia rank

12th

Sweden rank

15th

Foreign aid given for emergencies and longer-term development over time

Australia
Sweden

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.68 billion constant 2024 US$ against 1.73 billion constant 2024 US$ in Sweden, a difference of 951.72 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 15th of 45 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign aid given for emergencies and longer-term development
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 51 places, 1,413 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Official development assistance given that is non-humanitarian aid. Monetary aid is estimated using commitment or gross disbursement data. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.