Foreign aid given per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Foreign aid given per capita was 501.05 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid given per capita in Sweden, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid given per capita in Sweden is 501.05, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given per capita in Sweden peaked at 758.18 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.45, in 1960.
Sweden ranks 6th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid given per capita in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.45 | — |
| 1961 | 9.03 | +21.1% |
| 1962 | 18.96 | +110.1% |
| 1963 | 22.87 | +20.6% |
| 1964 | 30.91 | +35.1% |
| 1965 | 33.63 | +8.8% |
| 1966 | 46.91 | +39.5% |
| 1967 | 46.38 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 53.81 | +16.0% |
| 1969 | 87.24 | +62.1% |
| 1970 | 80.08 | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 99.22 | +23.9% |
| 1972 | 107.39 | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 127.33 | +18.6% |
| 1974 | 172.48 | +35.5% |
| 1975 | 197.94 | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 198.57 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 236.14 | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 217.41 | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 240.92 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 206.83 | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 217.1 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 267.37 | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 226.66 | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 223.16 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 246.79 | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 248.84 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 265.89 | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 267.71 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 304.31 | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 282.34 | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 279 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 307.38 | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 287.45 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 283.77 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 235.68 | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 256.89 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 249.35 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 233.82 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 249.07 | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 299.84 | +20.4% |
| 2001 | 304.5 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 338.69 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 328.26 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 335.74 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 416.8 | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 472.49 | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 458.23 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 473.76 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 503.42 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 486.81 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 506.83 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 487.87 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 512.48 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 560.65 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 758.18 | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 515.92 | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 564.01 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 597.32 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 545.29 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 632.99 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 533.2 | -15.8% |
| 2022 | 541.8 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 537.09 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 455.99 | -15.1% |
| 2025 | 501.05 | +9.9% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 501.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 122.06, 4.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 501.05 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 129.53, 3.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid given per capita in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +110.1% | 9.03 | 18.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.72 | 7.45 | 87.24 | 10 |
| 1970s | 167.75 | 80.08 | 240.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 247.47 | 206.83 | 304.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 266.48 | 233.82 | 307.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 393.17 | 299.84 | 503.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 553.54 | 486.81 | 758.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 533.68 | 455.99 | 632.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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 per capita in Sweden?
- Foreign aid given per capita in Sweden was 501.05 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 758.18 in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.45 in 1960.
- How does Sweden rank for foreign aid given per capita?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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