Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Portugal
Portugal: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.1783 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.1783
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
33rd
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.6271
in 2004
All-time low
0.0167
in 1980
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Portugal, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.1783 for foreign aid given as a share of national income in 2025.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Portugal peaked at 0.6271 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0167, in 1980.
That places Portugal 33rd 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 46 years of available data.
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0167 | — |
| 1981 | 0.0263 | +57.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0183 | -30.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0615 | +236.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0432 | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0483 | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0759 | +57.0% |
| 1987 | 0.112 | +47.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2061 | +84.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2473 | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2389 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.298 | +24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3455 | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2768 | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3444 | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2496 | -27.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2056 | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2483 | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2423 | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.256 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2607 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.251 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2717 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2197 | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6271 | +185.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2111 | -66.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2118 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2196 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2703 | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2342 | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2937 | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3089 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2805 | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2267 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1895 | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1582 | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1713 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.179 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1773 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1716 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1839 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.183 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2106 | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1878 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2161 | +15.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1783 | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0856 | 0.0167 | 0.2473 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2705 | 0.2056 | 0.3455 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2777 | 0.2111 | 0.6271 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2157 | 0.1582 | 0.3089 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1933 | 0.1783 | 0.2161 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Portugal?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Portugal was 0.1783 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6271 in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0167 in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Portugal ranks 33rd out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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