Foreign aid given as a share of national income by country
Countries reporting
49
Highest
1.03
Norway
Lowest
0.0118
Thailand
Median
0.2355
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
1,879
What the numbers show
Foreign aid given as a share of national income is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 1.03 in Norway; the lowest is 0.0118 in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2355, and the mean is 0.3081.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 87.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Azerbaijan, Republic of (up 240.3%), and the largest decrease in Kuwait (down 87.1%).
Foreign aid given as a share of national income: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1.03 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 0.9925 | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 0.849 | 2025 | down 39.6% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 0.7234 | 2025 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 0.6125 | 2025 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands, The | 0.5798 | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 0.5581 | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye, Republic of | 0.501 | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0.4599 | 2025 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4465 | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 0.4432 | 2025 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Qatar | 0.4323 | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 0.4315 | 2025 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 14 | Ireland | 0.4247 | 2025 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 15 | France | 0.4233 | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 16 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 0.4079 | 2020 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 17 | Belgium | 0.3699 | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 18 | Japan | 0.3451 | 2025 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 0.3374 | 2025 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 0.329 | 2025 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 0.3164 | 2025 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 0.2964 | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 23 | New Zealand | 0.2728 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 0.2714 | 2025 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.2355 | 2025 | up 152.2% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.2157 | 2025 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.2116 | 2025 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Malta | 0.2051 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 29 | Korea, Republic of | 0.2033 | 2025 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.1935 | 2025 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 0.1838 | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 32 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.1798 | 2025 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 0.1783 | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 34 | Poland, Republic of | 0.1621 | 2025 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 0.139 | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 36 | Romania | 0.1355 | 2025 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 37 | Slovak Republic | 0.1329 | 2025 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 0.1298 | 2025 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 0.1169 | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 40 | Czech Republic | 0.116 | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Kuwait | 0.1125 | 2025 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 42 | United States | 0.094 | 2025 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 0.0667 | 2020 | up 102.2% | rising |
| 44 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.0633 | 2025 | up 240.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 0.0512 | 2025 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 46 | Taiwan Province of China | 0.047 | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0.0384 | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 48 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.0188 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 0.0118 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |