Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Germany
Germany: Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries was 30.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Germany, 2010–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 30.5% for share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 161.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Germany peaked at 33.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2014.
That places Germany 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 11.7% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 18.6% | 30.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Germany?
- Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Germany was 30.5% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of foreign aid spent within donor countries recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for share of foreign aid spent within donor countries?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of foreign aid spent within donor countries rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.