Belgium vs Netherlands: Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income
Belgium
0.1%
in 2024
Netherlands
0.1%
in 2024
Belgium rank
6th
Netherlands rank
9th
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Belgium |
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, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
- Belgium ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 9th 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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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%).