Net bilateral aid flows from Sweden, measured in current US dollars, are provided by the World Development Indicators. The dataset covers disbursements of official development assistance and official aid from Sweden, a member of the Development Assistance Committee. Data collection for official aid flows to more advanced recipient countries concluded in 2004.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Sweden's net aid disbursements over time using the annual time-series values.
- Compare Swedish bilateral aid flows against other DAC donors listed in the dataset description.
- Model the relationship between aid flows and recipient country characteristics using the ODA/official aid classifications.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the authoritative World Development Indicators and the Development Assistance Committee.
- Includes a clear definition of net disbursements (grants and loans minus principal repayments).
Limitations
- The sample size and specific row count are unknown, limiting statistical analysis.
- Data for official aid flows to certain advanced countries is stale, ending with 2004 records.
- Geographic bias exists as aggregates include data for economies not specified elsewhere.
Provenance
- Source
- World Development Indicators, based on Development Assistance Committee (DAC) data.
- Collection Method
- Compiled from reports of net disbursements of official development assistance and official aid.
- Time Range
- Annual data; includes historical records up to 2004 for official aid.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Global, covering flows from Sweden to DAC list ODA recipients and former Part II countries.