Bulgaria vs Romania: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Bulgaria
0.1%
in 2025
Romania
0.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
39th
Romania rank
36th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Romania ranks 36th of 49 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th and Romania ranks 36th 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.