Australia vs United States of America: Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income

Australia
0.0%
in 2024
United States of America
0.1%
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
United States of America rank
21st

Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
0.020.040.060.080.1200020122024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 21st of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% Australia
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Australia
2020s 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income between Australia and United States of America?
0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
Australia ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 21st of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income
Unit
%
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 992 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%).