Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Australia
Australia: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.1838 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid given as a share of national income in Australia is 0.1838, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Australia peaked at 0.6549 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1838, in 2025.
Australia ranks 31st of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5088 | 0.3702 | 0.6151 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5366 | 0.4078 | 0.6549 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4516 | 0.3353 | 0.561 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3185 | 0.257 | 0.3753 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2741 | 0.2451 | 0.3226 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2906 | 0.2154 | 0.3609 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1992 | 0.1838 | 0.2214 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Australia?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Australia was 0.1838 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6549 in 1975.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1838 in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Australia ranks 31st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given as a share of national income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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