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

Netherlands: 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
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 47 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

0.10.150.20.250.32000201220242000: 0.22 %2001: 0.26 %2002: 0.29 %2003: 0.28 %2004: 0.29 %2005: 0.26 %2006: 0.2 %2007: 0.23 %2008: 0.23 %2009: 0.21 %2010: 0.24 %2011: 0.17 %2012: 0.15 %2013: 0.17 %2014: 0.13 %2015: 0.13 %2016: 0.15 %2017: 0.13 %2018: 0.15 %2019: 0.14 %2020: 0.12 %2021: 0.09 %2022: 0.12 %2023: 0.11 %2024: 0.11 %

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 Netherlands is 0.1%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Netherlands peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

That places Netherlands 9th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Netherlands, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 0.2%
2001 0.3% +18.2%
2002 0.3% +11.5%
2003 0.3% -3.4%
2004 0.3% +3.6%
2005 0.3% -10.3%
2006 0.2% -23.1%
2007 0.2% +15.0%
2008 0.2% +0.0%
2009 0.2% -8.7%
2010 0.2% +14.3%
2011 0.2% -29.2%
2012 0.1% -11.8%
2013 0.2% +13.3%
2014 0.1% -23.5%
2015 0.1% +0.0%
2016 0.1% +15.4%
2017 0.1% -13.3%
2018 0.1% +15.4%
2019 0.1% -6.7%
2020 0.1% -14.3%
2021 0.1% -25.0%
2022 0.1% +33.3%
2023 0.1% -8.3%
2024 0.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 6 Belgium 0.1% compare
  2. 7 Iceland 0.1% compare
  3. 7 Switzerland 0.1% compare
  4. 9 France 0.1% compare
  5. 11 Finland 0.1% compare
  6. 11 Ireland 0.1% compare
  7. 11 Japan 0.1% 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 Netherlands?
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income in Netherlands 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 Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
How does Netherlands rank for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
Netherlands ranks 9th 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 Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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