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.
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.2% | — |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +123.0% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +20.9% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +15.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 30.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Germany's 30.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2% | 11.7% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 18.6% | 30.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
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.