Germany vs Netherlands: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Germany
0.5581
in 2025
Netherlands
0.5798
in 2025
Germany rank
7th
Netherlands rank
6th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.5798 against 0.5581 in Germany, a difference of 0.0217.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4001 | 0.409 | 0.0089 | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.3581 | 0.7075 | 0.3494 | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.441 | 0.9855 | 0.5446 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.3292 | 0.8252 | 0.4959 | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.319 | 0.8056 | 0.4866 | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.5058 | 0.6789 | 0.1731 | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.7337 | 0.608 | 0.1257 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Germany or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.5798 against 0.5581 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.0217, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Germany ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 6th 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.