Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sweden
Sweden: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 1.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sweden, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 1.6% for share of voting rights in international organizations in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Sweden peaked at 2.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2010.
Sweden ranks 17th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +43.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -31.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +43.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | -31.4% | 2.3% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 14 Libya 2.1% compare
- 15 United Kingdom 1.9% compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 1.6% compare
- 18 Ethiopia 1.5% compare
- 19 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.5% compare
- 20 Switzerland 1.4% compare
More social development data for Sweden
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 144,116 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 128 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0136 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Sweden?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Sweden was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- How does Sweden rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Sweden ranks 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).