Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Iceland

Iceland: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.3374 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.3374
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
19th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.3557
in 2008
All-time low
0.0312
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2025

Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Iceland, 1990–2025

00.10.20.30.41990200720251990: 0.0311991: 0.1231992: 0.0731993: 0.1141994: 0.11997: 0.1081998: 0.0881999: 0.092000: 0.1042001: 0.1322002: 0.1522003: 0.1672004: 0.1772005: 0.1752006: 0.2692007: 0.2652008: 0.3562009: 0.3252010: 0.2592011: 0.1992012: 0.2032013: 0.2282014: 0.2212015: 0.242016: 0.2842017: 0.2842018: 0.2852019: 0.2492020: 0.2692021: 0.2772022: 0.3382023: 0.3492024: 0.332025: 0.337

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Iceland stood at 0.3374.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Iceland peaked at 0.3557 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0312, in 1990.

Iceland ranks 19th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Iceland, 1990 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1990 0.0312
1991 0.1229 +294.3%
1992 0.0732 -40.4%
1993 0.1136 +55.1%
1994 0.0995 -12.4%
1997 0.1079 +8.4%
1998 0.0884 -18.1%
1999 0.0897 +1.5%
2000 0.104 +16.0%
2001 0.1321 +27.0%
2002 0.1518 +14.9%
2003 0.1668 +9.8%
2004 0.1772 +6.3%
2005 0.1754 -1.0%
2006 0.2691 +53.4%
2007 0.2652 -1.4%
2008 0.3557 +34.1%
2009 0.3254 -8.5%
2010 0.2585 -20.5%
2011 0.1992 -22.9%
2012 0.2028 +1.8%
2013 0.2283 +12.6%
2014 0.2208 -3.3%
2015 0.2395 +8.5%
2016 0.2844 +18.7%
2017 0.2838 -0.2%
2018 0.2849 +0.4%
2019 0.2487 -12.7%
2020 0.2689 +8.1%
2021 0.2773 +3.1%
2022 0.3384 +22.1%
2023 0.3494 +3.2%
2024 0.33 -5.5%
2025 0.3374 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0908 0.0312 0.1229 8
2000s 0.2123 0.104 0.3557 10
2010s 0.2451 0.1992 0.2849 10
2020s 0.3169 0.2689 0.3494 6

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 16 Liechtenstein 0.4079 compare
  2. 17 Belgium 0.3699 compare
  3. 18 Japan 0.3451 compare
  4. 20 Austria 0.329 compare
  5. 21 Canada 0.3164 compare
  6. 22 Italy 0.2964 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 Iceland?
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Iceland was 0.3374 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3557 in 2008.
What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0312 in 1990.
How does Iceland rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
Iceland ranks 19th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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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Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
49 places, 1,879 data points, 1960–2025
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