Qatar vs Switzerland: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Qatar
0.4%
in 2025
Switzerland
0.5%
in 2025
Qatar rank
12th
Switzerland rank
9th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Qatar
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 9th of 49 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Qatar and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Switzerland?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Switzerland rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Qatar ranks 12th 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.