Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Germany
Germany: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.5581 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Germany, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid given as a share of national income in Germany is 0.5581, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Germany peaked at 0.8471 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2605, in 1998.
That places Germany 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4001 | 0.3098 | 0.4495 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3581 | 0.3157 | 0.4453 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.441 | 0.3908 | 0.4843 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3292 | 0.2605 | 0.421 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.319 | 0.2679 | 0.3828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5058 | 0.3718 | 0.6993 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7337 | 0.5581 | 0.8471 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 4 Denmark 0.7234 compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 0.6125 compare
- 6 Netherlands 0.5798 compare
- 8 Türkiye 0.501 compare
- 9 Switzerland 0.4599 compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 0.4465 compare
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Germany?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Germany was 0.5581 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8471 in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2605 in 1998.
- How does Germany rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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