Canada vs Netherlands: Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans
Canada
5.61 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Netherlands
7.53 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Netherlands rank
6th
Foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 7.53 billion constant 2024 US$ against 5.61 billion constant 2024 US$ in Canada, a difference of 1.92 billion constant 2024 US$.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 6th of 49 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 615.44 million constant 2024 US$ | 501.84 million constant 2024 US$ | 113.60 million constant 2024 US$ | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.17 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.13 billion constant 2024 US$ | 41.02 million constant 2024 US$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.84 billion constant 2024 US$ | 3.47 billion constant 2024 US$ | 624.58 million constant 2024 US$ | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 3.53 billion constant 2024 US$ | 4.80 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.28 billion constant 2024 US$ | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 3.88 billion constant 2024 US$ | 6.54 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.67 billion constant 2024 US$ | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 4.43 billion constant 2024 US$ | 6.79 billion constant 2024 US$ | 2.36 billion constant 2024 US$ | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 5.52 billion constant 2024 US$ | 7.00 billion constant 2024 US$ | 1.47 billion constant 2024 US$ | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 7.53 billion constant 2024 US$ against 5.61 billion constant 2024 US$ in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans between Canada and Netherlands?
- 1.92 billion constant 2024 US$, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for foreign aid given as grants and concessional loans?
- Canada ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 6th 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.