Foreign aid given as a share of national income in New Zealand
New Zealand: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in New Zealand, 1961–2025
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.3% for foreign aid given as a share of national income in 2025.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in New Zealand peaked at 0.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1966.
That places New Zealand 23rd 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 65 years of available data.
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2% | — |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -21.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +24.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +42.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +66.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -21.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -11.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +17.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -18.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | +27.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +43.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in New Zealand?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in New Zealand was 0.3% in 2025, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1966.
- How does New Zealand rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by 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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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. This is the official estimate that combines net disbursements with grant equivalents from 2018.