Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Netherlands
Netherlands: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.5798 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5798
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
6th
of 49 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 1982
All-time low
0.2589
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid given as a share of national income in Netherlands is 0.5798, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Netherlands peaked at 1.07 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2589, in 1963.
That places Netherlands 6th 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.
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3138 | — |
| 1961 | 0.4508 | +43.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4851 | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2589 | -46.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2865 | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3633 | +26.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4508 | +24.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4949 | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4869 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.499 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6175 | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 0.5821 | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6678 | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5316 | -20.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6114 | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7358 | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8009 | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.809 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7829 | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9359 | +19.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9653 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9074 | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 1.02 | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9114 | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9763 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9842 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9364 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9167 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8769 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8573 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8172 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7599 | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8127 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8136 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8064 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7996 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7913 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8367 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8218 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8105 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7953 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7335 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8188 | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8064 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8079 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8047 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8205 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8149 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7533 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7097 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6688 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6351 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7487 | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6487 | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6037 | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6193 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5868 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5923 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5237 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6681 | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6638 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6203 | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5798 | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.409 | 0.2589 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7075 | 0.5316 | 0.9359 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9855 | 0.9074 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8252 | 0.7599 | 0.9167 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8056 | 0.7335 | 0.8367 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6789 | 0.5868 | 0.8149 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.608 | 0.5237 | 0.6681 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Netherlands?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Netherlands was 0.5798 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 1982.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2589 in 1963.
- How does Netherlands rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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