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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Iceland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
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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