Austria vs Belgium: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Austria
0.329
in 2025
Belgium
0.3699
in 2025
Austria rank
20th
Belgium rank
17th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.3699 against 0.329 in Austria, a difference of 0.0409.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 20th and Belgium ranks 17th of 49 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0832 | 0.5602 | 0.477 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.1584 | 0.5218 | 0.3635 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.2667 | 0.5182 | 0.2516 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.1874 | 0.3661 | 0.1786 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.3485 | 0.465 | 0.1165 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.3039 | 0.4766 | 0.1727 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3427 | 0.4416 | 0.0989 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.3699 against 0.329 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.0409, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Austria ranks 20th and Belgium ranks 17th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.