Foreign aid given per capita in Canada
Canada: Foreign aid given per capita was 242.84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid given per capita in Canada, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign aid given per capita in Canada stood at 242.84. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given per capita in Canada peaked at 242.84 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.63, in 1962.
Canada ranks 14th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Foreign aid given per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.42 | — |
| 1961 | 27.93 | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 19.63 | -29.7% |
| 1963 | 29.5 | +50.3% |
| 1964 | 33.96 | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 39.79 | +17.2% |
| 1966 | 74.23 | +86.5% |
| 1967 | 70.58 | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 66.54 | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 69.32 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 99.04 | +42.9% |
| 1971 | 102.44 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 112.76 | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 112.7 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 131.22 | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 149.29 | +13.8% |
| 1976 | 131.65 | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 147.03 | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 156.42 | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 143.97 | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 131.55 | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 133.49 | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 125.53 | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 140.18 | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 160.21 | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 162.68 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 165.09 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 165.03 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 180.03 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 160.62 | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 160.63 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 159.46 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 158.14 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 157.2 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 151.98 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 135.74 | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 114.01 | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 128.96 | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 114.51 | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 111.56 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 108.23 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 96.69 | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 124.95 | +29.2% |
| 2003 | 108.58 | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 123.79 | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 159.88 | +29.2% |
| 2006 | 141.54 | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 142.18 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 159.39 | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 141.78 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 161.81 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 155.28 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 158.61 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 140.09 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 124.45 | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 145.28 | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 135.74 | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 140.93 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 147.08 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 142.76 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 152.5 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 167.99 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 232.78 | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 226.97 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 207.82 | -8.4% |
| 2025 | 242.84 | +16.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 242.84 is above the median for high income countries, which is 122.06, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid given per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +86.5% | 39.79 | 74.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.09 | 19.63 | 74.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 128.65 | 99.04 | 156.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 152.44 | 125.53 | 180.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 139.22 | 111.56 | 160.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 130.7 | 96.69 | 159.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.2 | 124.45 | 161.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 205.15 | 152.5 | 242.84 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given per capita in Canada?
- Foreign aid given per capita in Canada was 242.84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 242.84 in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.63 in 1962.
- How does Canada rank for foreign aid given per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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