Canada vs Italy: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Canada
0.3164
in 2025
Italy
0.2964
in 2025
Canada rank
21st
Italy rank
22nd
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3164 against 0.2964 in Italy, a difference of 0.02.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Italy ranks 22nd of 49 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2164 | 0.1578 | 0.0586 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.4658 | 0.1177 | 0.3481 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.4608 | 0.2806 | 0.1802 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.3842 | 0.2342 | 0.15 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.2806 | 0.1845 | 0.0961 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2844 | 0.2101 | 0.0743 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3379 | 0.2825 | 0.0554 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Canada or Italy?
- Canada, at 0.3164 against 0.2964 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Canada and Italy?
- 0.02, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Canada ranks 21st and Italy ranks 22nd 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.