Norway vs Sweden: Foreign aid given

Norway
4.79 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Sweden
5.31 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Norway rank
12th
Sweden rank
10th

Foreign aid given over time

  • Norway
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.31 billion constant 2024 US$ against 4.79 billion constant 2024 US$ in Norway, a difference of 517.42 million constant 2024 US$.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 50 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid given
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
62 places, 2,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Official development assistance (ODA) is defined as government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. Grants by private voluntary agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs) are defined as transfers for development made by private voluntary agencies and NGOs in cash, goods or services for which no payment is required. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.