Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Norway

Norway: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 1.03 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.03
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
1st
of 49 countries
All-time high
1.17
in 1990
All-time low
0.1148
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Norway, 1960–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Norway stood at 1.03.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Norway peaked at 1.17 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1148, in 1960.

That places Norway 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Norway, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Norway, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 0.1148
1961 0.1379 +20.2%
1962 0.1372 -0.5%
1963 0.1725 +25.7%
1964 0.1514 -12.2%
1965 0.1613 +6.5%
1966 0.1833 +13.6%
1967 0.1721 -6.1%
1968 0.2935 +70.5%
1969 0.3007 +2.5%
1970 0.3315 +10.2%
1971 0.3373 +1.7%
1972 0.4284 +27.0%
1973 0.4514 +5.4%
1974 0.569 +26.1%
1975 0.6543 +15.0%
1976 0.7096 +8.5%
1977 0.8417 +18.6%
1978 0.903 +7.3%
1979 0.9481 +5.0%
1980 0.871 -8.1%
1981 0.8461 -2.9%
1982 1.03 +21.5%
1983 1.1 +6.6%
1984 1.03 -6.4%
1985 1.01 -1.6%
1986 1.17 +15.6%
1987 1.09 -6.2%
1988 1.13 +3.0%
1989 1.05 -7.2%
1990 1.17 +11.6%
1991 1.13 -3.0%
1992 1.16 +2.7%
1993 1.01 -13.2%
1994 1.05 +4.2%
1995 0.8601 -18.3%
1996 0.8344 -3.0%
1997 0.8401 +0.7%
1998 0.8881 +5.7%
1999 0.8767 -1.3%
2000 0.7641 -12.8%
2001 0.7974 +4.4%
2002 0.8884 +11.4%
2003 0.9194 +3.5%
2004 0.874 -4.9%
2005 0.9404 +7.6%
2006 0.8853 -5.9%
2007 0.9519 +7.5%
2008 0.889 -6.6%
2009 1.06 +19.1%
2010 1.05 -0.7%
2011 0.9638 -8.3%
2012 0.9294 -3.6%
2013 1.07 +15.6%
2014 1 -6.9%
2015 1.05 +4.5%
2016 1.12 +7.3%
2017 0.9927 -11.5%
2018 0.9408 -5.2%
2019 1.03 +9.1%
2020 1.11 +8.1%
2021 0.9262 -16.5%
2022 0.8635 -6.8%
2023 1.09 +26.5%
2024 1.02 -6.3%
2025 1.03 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1825 0.1148 0.3007 10
1970s 0.6174 0.3315 0.9481 10
1980s 1.03 0.8461 1.17 10
1990s 0.9828 0.8344 1.17 10
2000s 0.8969 0.7641 1.06 10
2010s 1.01 0.9294 1.12 10
2020s 1.01 0.8635 1.11 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 2 Luxembourg 0.9925 compare
  2. 3 Sweden 0.849 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 0.7234 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Norway?
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Norway was 1.03 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 1990.
What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1148 in 1960.
How does Norway rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
Norway ranks 1st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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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Foreign aid given as a share of national income
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Coverage
49 places, 1,879 data points, 1960–2025
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