Germany vs Switzerland: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Germany
0.5581
in 2025
Switzerland
0.4599
in 2025
Germany rank
7th
Switzerland rank
9th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.5581 against 0.4599 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0982.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4001 | 0.0848 | 0.3154 | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.3581 | 0.1722 | 0.1858 | Germany |
| 1980s | 0.441 | 0.2873 | 0.1537 | Germany |
| 1990s | 0.3292 | 0.3339 | 0.0047 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.319 | 0.3752 | 0.0562 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5058 | 0.4639 | 0.0419 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.7337 | 0.5174 | 0.2163 | 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 Switzerland?
- Germany, at 0.5581 against 0.4599 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.0982, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Germany ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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.