Iceland vs Italy: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Iceland
0.3%
in 2025
Italy
0.3%
in 2025
Iceland rank
19th
Italy rank
22nd
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Iceland ranks 19th and Italy ranks 22nd of 49 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Iceland or Italy?
- Iceland, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Iceland ranks 19th and Italy ranks 22nd 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.