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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
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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