India vs Iran: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
India
0.1%
in 2024
Iran
0.1%
in 2024
India rank
146th
Iran rank
144th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- India
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
India ranks 146th and Iran ranks 144th of 169 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | India |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | India |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | India |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | India |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | India |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | India |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as a share of national income, India or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.1% against 0.1% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between India and Iran?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iran?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do India and Iran rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- India ranks 146th and Iran ranks 144th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received 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. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.