Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Belgium
Belgium: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.3699 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3699
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
17th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.8828
in 1960
All-time low
0.3034
in 1999
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Belgium, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid given as a share of national income in Belgium is 0.3699, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Belgium peaked at 0.8828 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3034, in 1999.
That places Belgium 17th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8828 | — |
| 1961 | 0.7593 | -14.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5386 | -29.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5726 | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4579 | -20.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5982 | +30.6% |
| 1966 | 0.417 | -30.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4539 | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4212 | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5005 | +18.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4631 | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5025 | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5476 | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5117 | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5028 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5972 | +18.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4968 | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4669 | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5504 | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5794 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4969 | -14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.589 | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5798 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5873 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5752 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5473 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4756 | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4792 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3941 | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4582 | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4558 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4141 | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3908 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3906 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3178 | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.383 | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3425 | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3105 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3522 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3034 | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3577 | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3683 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4325 | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6018 | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4097 | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5257 | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4993 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4261 | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4786 | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.55 | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6397 | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5363 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4746 | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.453 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.463 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4161 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4986 | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4453 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4302 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4092 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4783 | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4325 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4533 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4361 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4793 | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3699 | -22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5602 | 0.417 | 0.8828 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5218 | 0.4631 | 0.5972 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5182 | 0.3941 | 0.589 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3661 | 0.3034 | 0.4558 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.465 | 0.3577 | 0.6018 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4766 | 0.4092 | 0.6397 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4416 | 0.3699 | 0.4793 | 6 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Belgium?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Belgium was 0.3699 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8828 in 1960.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3034 in 1999.
- How does Belgium rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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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