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

Latest (2025)
0.1838
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
31st
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.6549
in 1975
All-time low
0.1838
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Australia, 1960–2025

0.20.30.40.50.60.7196019922025

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Malta 0.2051 compare
  2. 29 Korea 0.2033 compare
  3. 30 Estonia 0.1935 compare
  4. 32 Latvia 0.1798 compare
  5. 33 Portugal 0.1783 compare
  6. 34 Poland 0.1621 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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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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Indicator
Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 1,879 data points, 1960–2025
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