Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Canada
Canada: Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries was 24.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Canada, 2010–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 24.9% for share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Canada peaked at 24.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2021.
Canada ranks 11th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.6% | 12.9% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 12.7% | 24.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Canada?
- Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Canada was 24.9% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of foreign aid spent within donor countries recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of foreign aid spent within donor countries recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for share of foreign aid spent within donor countries?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of foreign aid spent within donor countries rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance component that represents in-donor aid, expressed as a percentage of ODA. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.