Denmark vs Sweden: Foreign aid given for social infrastructure and services

Denmark

54.66 million constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Sweden

49.35 million constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Denmark rank

13th

Sweden rank

15th

Foreign aid given for social infrastructure and services over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 54.66 million constant 2024 US$ against 49.35 million constant 2024 US$ in Sweden, a difference of 5.31 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 15th of 41 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign aid given for social infrastructure and services
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: 48 places, 1,417 data points, 1967–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Official development assistance given that is other social infrastructure and services. Monetary aid is estimated using commitment or gross disbursement data. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.