Italy vs New Zealand: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Italy
0.3%
in 2025
New Zealand
0.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
22nd
New Zealand rank
23rd
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Italy or New Zealand?
- Italy, at 0.3% against 0.3% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Italy ranks 22nd and New Zealand ranks 23rd 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.