Finland vs United Kingdom: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Finland
0.4%
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.4%
in 2025
Finland rank
11th
United Kingdom rank
13th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Finland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Finland ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Finland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Finland and United Kingdom?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Finland ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 13th 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.