Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Saudi Arabia
0.4%
in 2024
Turkey
0.5%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
10th
Turkey rank
8th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Turkey ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 8th of 49 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Turkey rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 8th 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.