New Zealand vs Spain: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
New Zealand
0.3%
in 2025
Spain
0.3%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
23rd
Spain rank
24th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 24th 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.