Denmark vs Sweden: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC
Denmark
0.7%
in 2025
Sweden
0.8%
in 2025
Denmark rank
4th
Sweden rank
3rd
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Denmark, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Denmark ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI on grant equivalent basis, by donor countries (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.