Luxembourg vs Norway: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Luxembourg
1.0%
in 2025
Norway
1.0%
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
2nd
Norway rank
1st
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 49 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Norway, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st 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.