Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Denmark
Denmark: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.7234 in 2025. β² Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7234
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 49 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 2000
All-time low
0.0891
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960β2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Denmark, 1960β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.7234 for foreign aid given as a share of national income in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Denmark peaked at 1.06 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0891, in 1960.
Denmark ranks 4th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1681 | 0.0891 | 0.3827 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5274 | 0.3745 | 0.7122 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8206 | 0.7265 | 0.9345 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9975 | 0.9441 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8855 | 0.7982 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8071 | 0.7169 | 0.9092 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7126 | 0.6702 | 0.73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 1 Norway 1.03 compare
- 2 Luxembourg 0.9925 compare
- 3 Sweden 0.849 compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 0.6125 compare
- 6 Netherlands, The 0.5798 compare
- 7 Germany 0.5581 compare
More reference data data for Denmark
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Denmark?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Denmark was 0.7234 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0891 in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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