Sweden vs Switzerland: Foreign aid given per capita
Sweden
501.05
in 2025
Switzerland
463.81
in 2025
Sweden rank
6th
Switzerland rank
7th
Foreign aid given per capita over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 501.05 against 463.81 in Switzerland, a difference of 37.24.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 46 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.72 | 37.77 | 2.05 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 167.75 | 95.91 | 71.84 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 247.47 | 184.09 | 63.37 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 266.48 | 253.38 | 13.1 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 393.17 | 321.43 | 71.74 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 553.54 | 439.53 | 114.01 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 533.68 | 518.36 | 15.32 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given per capita, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 501.05 against 463.81 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given per capita between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 37.24, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for foreign aid given per capita?
- Sweden ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.