Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Sweden
Sweden: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.849 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.849
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
3rd
of 49 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 2015
All-time low
0.0514
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid given as a share of national income in Sweden is 0.849, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Sweden peaked at 1.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0514, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 3rd of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0514 | — |
| 1961 | 0.059 | +14.7% |
| 1962 | 0.12 | +103.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1366 | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1757 | +28.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1851 | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2535 | +36.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2479 | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2792 | +12.6% |
| 1969 | 0.433 | +55.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3516 | -18.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4361 | +24.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4614 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5282 | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6944 | +31.5% |
| 1975 | 0.7792 | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7769 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9457 | +21.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8602 | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9183 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7811 | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8266 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 1.02 | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8408 | -17.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8038 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.862 | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8468 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8815 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8598 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9596 | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9073 | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8954 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | +15.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9851 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9647 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7656 | -20.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8351 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7909 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7155 | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6978 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8013 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7663 | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8364 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7945 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7773 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9422 | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9347 | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9796 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9695 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9739 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9431 | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9565 | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.14 | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9073 | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8922 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9262 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.792 | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 0.849 | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1941 | 0.0514 | 0.433 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6752 | 0.3516 | 0.9457 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8679 | 0.7811 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8587 | 0.6978 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8978 | 0.7663 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.9431 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9176 | 0.792 | 1.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Norway 1.03 compare
- 2 Luxembourg 0.9925 compare
- 4 Denmark 0.7234 compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 0.6125 compare
- 6 Netherlands 0.5798 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 foreign aid given as a share of national income in Sweden?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Sweden was 0.849 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0514 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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 Foreign aid given as a share of national income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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