Sweden vs United States of America: Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC

Sweden
1.0%
in 2017
United States of America
0.2%
in 2017
Sweden rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC over time

  • Sweden
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.0% against 0.2% in United States of America, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 5.8 times United States of America's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 48 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9% 0.2% 0.7% Sweden
2010s 1.1% 0.2% 0.9% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac, Sweden or United States of America?
Sweden, at 1.0% against 0.2% in United States of America as of 2017.
What is the difference in net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac between Sweden and United States of America?
0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States of America?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Sweden and United States of America rank globally for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
Sweden ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
49 places, 760 data points, 2000–2017
Last refreshed