Sweden vs Switzerland: Personal remittances and foreign aid received

Sweden

3.26 billion current US$

in 2021

Switzerland

3.21 billion current US$

in 2021

Sweden rank

48th

Switzerland rank

49th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received over time

Sweden
Switzerland

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.26 billion current US$ against 3.21 billion current US$ in Switzerland, a difference of 48.53 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sweden ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 49th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Personal remittances and foreign aid received
Unit: current US$
Source: World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,518 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Remittances are financial transfers from non-residents to residents of a country, such as a worker abroad sending money to family and friends. Foreign aid is measured as official development assistance. Both are measured in current US$.