Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Ireland
Ireland: Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income was 0.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Ireland is 0.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Ireland peaked at 0.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More reference data data for Ireland
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Ireland?
- Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Ireland 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
- Ireland ranks 11th 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 Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%).