Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Italy
Italy: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.2964 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2964
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
22nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.4211
in 1989
All-time low
0.0788
in 1972
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Italy, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.2964 for foreign aid given as a share of national income in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Italy peaked at 0.4211 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0788, in 1972.
That places Italy 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2194 | — |
| 1961 | 0.1534 | -30.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1834 | +19.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1405 | -23.4% |
| 1964 | 0.087 | -38.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1018 | +17.0% |
| 1966 | 0.123 | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2206 | +79.4% |
| 1968 | 0.193 | -12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1555 | -19.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1457 | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1647 | +13.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0788 | -52.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1244 | +57.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1272 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0953 | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1207 | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0922 | -23.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1438 | +56.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0838 | -41.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1499 | +78.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1616 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2012 | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2005 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2762 | +37.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2602 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4002 | +53.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3483 | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3864 | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4211 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.314 | -25.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2953 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3434 | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3117 | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2684 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1503 | -44.0% |
| 1996 | 0.199 | +32.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1105 | -44.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1954 | +76.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1542 | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1281 | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1502 | +17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1986 | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1673 | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1475 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.29 | +96.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1971 | -32.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1899 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2177 | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1584 | -27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.148 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1982 | +33.9% |
| 2012 | 0.137 | -30.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1666 | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1872 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.221 | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2747 | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.301 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2486 | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2185 | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2233 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2863 | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3265 | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2719 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2904 | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2964 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1578 | 0.087 | 0.2206 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1177 | 0.0788 | 0.1647 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2806 | 0.1499 | 0.4211 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2342 | 0.1105 | 0.3434 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1845 | 0.1281 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2101 | 0.137 | 0.301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2825 | 0.2233 | 0.3265 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Italy?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Italy was 0.2964 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4211 in 1989.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0788 in 1972.
- How does Italy rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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