Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Qatar
0.4%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.4%
in 2024
Qatar rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th of 49 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Qatar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Qatar ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 10th 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.