Bulgaria vs United States: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Bulgaria
0.1%
in 2025
United States
0.1%
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
39th
United States rank
42nd
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Bulgaria
- United States
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United States ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 39th and United States ranks 42nd of 49 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | United States |
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 United States?
- Bulgaria, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Bulgaria and United States?
- 0.0%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and United States rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th and United States ranks 42nd 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.