Belgium vs Switzerland: Official development assistance to least-developed countries

Belgium
809.83 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2023
Switzerland
1.17 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2023
Belgium rank
13th
Switzerland rank
10th

Official development assistance to least-developed countries over time

  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.17 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 809.83 million millions of constant united states dollars in Belgium, a difference of 355.94 million millions of constant united states dollars.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Switzerland ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 881.10 million millions of constant united states dollars 637.65 million millions of constant united states dollars 243.45 million millions of constant united states dollars Belgium
2010s 904.22 million millions of constant united states dollars 931.53 million millions of constant united states dollars 27.31 million millions of constant united states dollars Switzerland
2020s 827.45 million millions of constant united states dollars 1.12 billion millions of constant united states dollars 290.62 million millions of constant united states dollars Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official development assistance to least-developed countries, Belgium or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1.17 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 809.83 million millions of constant united states dollars in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in official development assistance to least-developed countries between Belgium and Switzerland?
355.94 million millions of constant united states dollars, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
Belgium ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Official development assistance to least-developed countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official development assistance to least-developed countries
Unit
millions of constant united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2023 United States dollars)