Netherlands vs Switzerland: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Netherlands
0.6%
in 2025
Switzerland
0.5%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
6th
Switzerland rank
9th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 49 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Netherlands ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 9th 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.