Portugal vs Romania: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Portugal
0.2%
in 2025
Romania
0.1%
in 2025
Portugal rank
33rd
Romania rank
36th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 36th of 49 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Portugal ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 36th 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.