Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Sweden
Sweden: Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries was 4.45 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.45 billion
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
11th
of 43 countries
All-time high
5.30 billion
in 2018
All-time low
3.89 billion
in 2012
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Sweden, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Sweden stood at 4.45 billion.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Sweden peaked at 5.30 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.89 billion, in 2012.
Sweden ranks 11th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.72 billion | — |
| 2011 | 4.11 billion | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 3.89 billion | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.07 billion | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 4.23 billion | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.66 billion | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 4.02 billion | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 4.60 billion | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 5.30 billion | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 5.07 billion | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 6.13 billion | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 5.20 billion | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 5.01 billion | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.14 billion | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 4.45 billion | -13.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 4.45 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.30 billion, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 4.45 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 554.34 million, 8.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.37 billion | 3.72 billion | 5.30 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.19 billion | 4.45 billion | 6.13 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 8 Netherlands 5.62 billion compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 4.97 billion compare
- 10 Italy 4.86 billion compare
- 12 Norway 4.28 billion compare
- 13 South Korea 3.99 billion compare
- 14 Spain 3.47 billion compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Sweden?
- Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in Sweden was 4.45 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.30 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 billion in 2012.
- How does Sweden rank for amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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