Foreign aid given as a share of national income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.4315 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.4315
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
13th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.7048
in 2015
All-time low
0.2362
in 1999
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid given as a share of national income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.4315, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.7048 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2362, in 1999.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13th 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5628 | — |
| 1961 | 0.5916 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5189 | -12.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4802 | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.5266 | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4693 | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 0.4534 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4399 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.401 | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.428 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3891 | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4413 | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4192 | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3551 | -15.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3975 | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3841 | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3876 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4396 | +13.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4553 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.5147 | +13.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3468 | -32.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4256 | +22.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3715 | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3523 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.334 | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3339 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3128 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2754 | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3206 | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.312 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2737 | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3192 | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3117 | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3122 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3075 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2859 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2742 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2625 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2744 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2362 | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3175 | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 0.319 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.309 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3423 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3627 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4727 | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5141 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3553 | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4304 | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5075 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5726 | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5625 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5619 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7047 | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7007 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7048 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7001 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6985 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6954 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7033 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6981 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5039 | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5103 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5785 | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4983 | -13.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4315 | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4872 | 0.401 | 0.5916 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4183 | 0.3551 | 0.5147 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3385 | 0.2754 | 0.4256 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2858 | 0.2362 | 0.3192 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.393 | 0.309 | 0.5141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6604 | 0.5619 | 0.7048 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5368 | 0.4315 | 0.6981 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.4315 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7048 in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2362 in 1999.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 13th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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