Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Netherlands
0.6%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.6%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Netherlands
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 49 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 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 United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Netherlands ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.