Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Belgium
Belgium: Official development assistance to least-developed countries was 872.64 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
872.64 million millions of constant united states dollars
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
14th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.65 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2003
All-time low
491.25 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of constant united states dollars.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 872.64 million millions of constant united states dollars for official development assistance to least-developed countries in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official development assistance to least-developed countries in Belgium peaked at 1.65 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2003 and was at its lowest, 491.25 million millions of constant united states dollars, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 14th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Belgium, year by year
| Year | millions of constant united states dollars | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 491.25 million millions of constant united states dollars | — |
| 2001 | 628.12 million millions of constant united states dollars | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 694.50 million millions of constant united states dollars | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 1.65 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +138.0% |
| 2004 | 891.67 million millions of constant united states dollars | -46.1% |
| 2005 | 801.59 million millions of constant united states dollars | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 925.30 million millions of constant united states dollars | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 888.05 million millions of constant united states dollars | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.64 billion millions of constant united states dollars | +56.3% |
| 2011 | 1.12 billion millions of constant united states dollars | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 786.39 million millions of constant united states dollars | -30.0% |
| 2013 | 867.27 million millions of constant united states dollars | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 878.85 million millions of constant united states dollars | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 763.46 million millions of constant united states dollars | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 785.93 million millions of constant united states dollars | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 770.47 million millions of constant united states dollars | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 827.78 million millions of constant united states dollars | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 834.08 million millions of constant united states dollars | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 868.02 million millions of constant united states dollars | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 874.03 million millions of constant united states dollars | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 824.10 million millions of constant united states dollars | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 823.73 million millions of constant united states dollars | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 872.64 million millions of constant united states dollars | +5.9% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 872.64 million millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for high income countries, which is 149.03 million millions of constant united states dollars, 5.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 872.64 million millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.23 million millions of constant united states dollars, 10.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +138.0% | 694.50 million millions of constant united states dollars | 1.65 billion millions of constant united states dollars |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 904.08 million millions of constant united states dollars | 491.25 million millions of constant united states dollars | 1.65 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 927.95 million millions of constant united states dollars | 763.46 million millions of constant united states dollars | 1.64 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 852.50 million millions of constant united states dollars | 823.73 million millions of constant united states dollars | 874.03 million millions of constant united states dollars | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 11 Switzerland 1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 12 Italy 1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 13 Norway 1.07 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 15 Australia 767.54 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 16 Denmark 663.70 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 17 Spain 539.86 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance to least-developed countries in Belgium?
- Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Belgium was 872.64 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2003.
- What is the lowest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 491.25 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
- Belgium ranks 14th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is official development assistance to least-developed countries rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Official development assistance to least-developed countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).