Denmark vs Sweden: Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income
Denmark
0.1%
in 2024
Sweden
0.2%
in 2024
Denmark rank
5th
Sweden rank
2nd
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
- Denmark ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 2nd of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%).