Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors in Sweden
Sweden: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8%
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
3rd
of 49 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.8%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Sweden, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Sweden stood at 0.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.1% | — |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Norway 1.0% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
- 4 Denmark 0.7% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 0.6% compare
- 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.6% compare
More public sector data for Sweden
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 146.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 6.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -32.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Sweden?
- Official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Sweden was 0.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI on grant equivalent basis, by donor countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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