Netherlands vs Sweden: Official development assistance to least-developed countries

Netherlands
1.33 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
Sweden
1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
Netherlands rank
8th
Sweden rank
7th

Official development assistance to least-developed countries over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 1.33 billion millions of constant united states dollars in Netherlands, a difference of 213.15 million millions of constant united states dollars.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 2.03 billion millions of constant united states dollars 1.12 billion millions of constant united states dollars 913.12 million millions of constant united states dollars Netherlands
2010s 1.52 billion millions of constant united states dollars 1.60 billion millions of constant united states dollars 78.11 million millions of constant united states dollars Sweden
2020s 1.25 billion millions of constant united states dollars 1.85 billion millions of constant united states dollars 604.06 million millions of constant united states dollars Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official development assistance to least-developed countries, Netherlands or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 1.33 billion millions of constant united states dollars in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in official development assistance to least-developed countries between Netherlands and Sweden?
213.15 million millions of constant united states dollars, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
Netherlands ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th 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, 1,077 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).