Finland vs Ireland: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Finland
0.4%
in 2025
Ireland
0.4%
in 2025
Finland rank
11th
Ireland rank
14th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 14th of 49 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Finland and Ireland?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Finland ranks 11th and Ireland ranks 14th 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.