Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries was 25.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 25.2% for share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in 2024.
The figure is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Switzerland peaked at 28.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 5th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.9% | — |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -45.7% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +198.6% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -10.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 25.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.1%, 3.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 25.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.1%, 3.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +198.6% | 9.4% | 28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.5% | 9.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 8.7% | 28.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Switzerland?
- Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Switzerland was 25.2% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries?
- Switzerland ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance component that represents refugees in donor countries, expressed as a percentage of ODA. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.