Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Australia

Australia: Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income was 0.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Australia, 2000–2024

00.020.040.060.080.12000201220242000: 0.07 %2001: 0.06 %2002: 0.06 %2003: 0.05 %2004: 0.06 %2005: 0.06 %2006: 0.07 %2007: 0.08 %2008: 0.08 %2009: 0.07 %2010: 0.09 %2011: 0.09 %2012: 0.1 %2013: 0.08 %2014: 0.08 %2015: 0.07 %2016: 0.06 %2017: 0.06 %2018: 0.06 %2019: 0.05 %2020: 0.05 %2021: 0.05 %2022: 0.04 %2023: 0.04 %2024: 0.04 %

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Australia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Australia peaked at 0.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.

That places Australia 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Australia, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.1% -14.3%
2002 0.1% +0.0%
2003 0.1% -16.7%
2004 0.1% +20.0%
2005 0.1% +0.0%
2006 0.1% +16.7%
2007 0.1% +14.3%
2008 0.1% +0.0%
2009 0.1% -12.5%
2010 0.1% +28.6%
2011 0.1% +0.0%
2012 0.1% +11.1%
2013 0.1% -20.0%
2014 0.1% +0.0%
2015 0.1% -12.5%
2016 0.1% -14.3%
2017 0.1% +0.0%
2018 0.1% +0.0%
2019 0.1% -16.7%
2020 0.1% +0.0%
2021 0.1% +0.0%
2022 0.0% -20.0%
2023 0.0% +0.0%
2024 0.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 21 Italy 0.1% compare
  2. 21 United States of America 0.1% compare
  3. 24 Spain 0.0% compare
  4. 25 Bulgaria 0.0% compare
  5. 25 Czechia 0.0% compare
  6. 25 Estonia 0.0% compare
  7. 25 Hungary 0.0% compare
  8. 25 Latvia 0.0% compare
  9. 25 Poland 0.0% compare
  10. 25 Portugal 0.0% compare
  11. 25 Slovenia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Australia?
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Australia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
What is the lowest foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
How does Australia rank for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
Australia ranks 23rd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income
Unit
%
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 992 data points, 2000–2024
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