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

Denmark: Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
5th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

00.10.20.32000201220242000: 0.35 %2001: 0.35 %2002: 0.33 %2003: 0.33 %2004: 0.32 %2005: 0.31 %2006: 0.31 %2007: 0.33 %2008: 0.32 %2009: 0.34 %2010: 0.35 %2011: 0.31 %2012: 0.31 %2013: 0.27 %2014: 0.25 %2015: 0.2 %2016: 0.21 %2017: 0.22 %2018: 0.2 %2019: 0.22 %2020: 0.21 %2021: 0.22 %2022: 0.14 %2023: 0.16 %2024: 0.15 %

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

Analysis

Denmark recorded 0.1% for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Denmark peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.

Denmark ranks 5th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Denmark, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 0.3%
2001 0.3% +0.0%
2002 0.3% -5.7%
2003 0.3% +0.0%
2004 0.3% -3.0%
2005 0.3% -3.1%
2006 0.3% +0.0%
2007 0.3% +6.5%
2008 0.3% -3.0%
2009 0.3% +6.3%
2010 0.3% +2.9%
2011 0.3% -11.4%
2012 0.3% +0.0%
2013 0.3% -12.9%
2014 0.2% -7.4%
2015 0.2% -20.0%
2016 0.2% +5.0%
2017 0.2% +4.8%
2018 0.2% -9.1%
2019 0.2% +10.0%
2020 0.2% -4.5%
2021 0.2% +4.8%
2022 0.1% -36.4%
2023 0.2% +14.3%
2024 0.1% -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 2 Sweden 0.2% compare
  2. 3 Norway 0.2% compare
  3. 3 United Arab Emirates 0.2% compare
  4. 6 Belgium 0.1% compare
  5. 7 Iceland 0.1% compare
  6. 7 Switzerland 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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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 Denmark?
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Denmark was 0.1% 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 Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
How does Denmark rank for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
Denmark ranks 5th 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 Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Denmark 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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