Belgium vs Denmark: Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans
Belgium
3.03 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Denmark
2.95 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Belgium rank
16th
Denmark rank
17th
Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.03 billion constant 2024 US$ against 2.95 billion constant 2024 US$ in Denmark, a difference of 74.96 million constant 2024 US$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 17th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 795.60 million constant 2024 US$ | 88.26 million constant 2024 US$ | 707.34 million constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.15 billion constant 2024 US$ | 661.92 million constant 2024 US$ | 486.07 million constant 2024 US$ | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.17 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.24 billion constant 2024 US$ | 75.81 million constant 2024 US$ | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1.29 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.30 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.01 billion constant 2024 US$ | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.18 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.68 billion constant 2024 US$ | 496.35 million constant 2024 US$ | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.59 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.82 billion constant 2024 US$ | 228.50 million constant 2024 US$ | Denmark |
| 2020s | 2.65 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.82 billion constant 2024 US$ | 171.87 million constant 2024 US$ | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 3.03 billion constant 2024 US$ against 2.95 billion constant 2024 US$ in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans between Belgium and Denmark?
- 74.96 million constant 2024 US$, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 17th 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 grants and concessional loans. 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 component that represents grants. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.