Portugal vs Sweden: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP

Portugal
0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Sweden
0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Portugal rank
141st
Sweden rank
143rd

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
00.020.040.060.080.1197019952021

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 143rd of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0646 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1980s 0.0776 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0072 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2020s 0.0049 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp, Portugal or Sweden?
Portugal, at 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp between Portugal and Sweden?
0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
Portugal ranks 141st and Sweden ranks 143rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,489 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.