Australia vs Portugal: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Australia
0.2%
in 2025
Portugal
0.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
31st
Portugal rank
33rd
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 33rd of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Australia ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 33rd of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. This is the official estimate that combines net disbursements with grant equivalents from 2018.