Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Ireland
Ireland: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.4247 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.4247
Change on year
down 23.6%
World rank
14th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.6707
in 2023
All-time low
0.0859
in 1974
Years of data
52
1974–2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Ireland, 1974–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.4247 for foreign aid given as a share of national income in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Ireland peaked at 0.6707 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0859, in 1974.
Ireland ranks 14th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0859 | — |
| 1975 | 0.0905 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1015 | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0873 | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2033 | +132.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1884 | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1631 | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1606 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2656 | +65.4% |
| 1983 | 0.196 | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2169 | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2413 | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2832 | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1935 | -31.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2002 | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1686 | -15.7% |
| 1990 | 0.16 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1886 | +17.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1645 | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2016 | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2532 | +25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2852 | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3059 | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3145 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3117 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2949 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3307 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4023 | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3946 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3889 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4196 | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5409 | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5515 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5905 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5447 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5227 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5121 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4698 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4619 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3751 | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3176 | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3187 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3174 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3143 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3157 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3055 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3019 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6304 | +108.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6707 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5558 | -17.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4247 | -23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1261 | 0.0859 | 0.2033 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.2089 | 0.1606 | 0.2832 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2482 | 0.16 | 0.3145 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4459 | 0.2949 | 0.5905 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3925 | 0.3143 | 0.5227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4815 | 0.3019 | 0.6707 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Ireland?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Ireland was 0.4247 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6707 in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0859 in 1974.
- How does Ireland rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Ireland ranks 14th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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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