Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Sweden
Sweden: Official development assistance to least-developed countries was 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars
Change on year
down 18.6%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.03 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2020
All-time low
793.20 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of constant united states dollars.
Analysis
In 2024, official development assistance to least-developed countries in Sweden stood at 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.6% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official development assistance to least-developed countries in Sweden peaked at 2.03 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2020 and was at its lowest, 793.20 million millions of constant united states dollars, in 2000.
That places Sweden 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Sweden, year by year
| Year | millions of constant united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 793.20 million millions of constant united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 795.26 million millions of constant united states dollars | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 970.37 million millions of constant united states dollars | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 1.04 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 930.80 million millions of constant united states dollars | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.24 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +33.6% |
| 2006 | 1.23 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.32 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.44 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 1.45 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.36 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.66 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 1.37 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 1.52 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.42 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.55 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.48 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.75 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +18.5% |
| 2018 | 1.94 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.91 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.03 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.99 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.81 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 1.90 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -18.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for high income countries, which is 149.03 million millions of constant united states dollars, 10.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.23 million millions of constant united states dollars, 19.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.12 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 793.20 million millions of constant united states dollars | 1.45 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 1.36 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 1.94 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 2.03 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 4 France 3.66 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 5 United Kingdom 3.35 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 6 Canada 1.63 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 8 Netherlands 1.33 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 9 South Korea 1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars 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 official development assistance to least-developed countries in Sweden?
- Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Sweden was 1.54 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2020.
- What is the lowest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 793.20 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is official development assistance to least-developed countries rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Official development assistance to least-developed countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).