Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Italy
Italy: Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Italy, 2010–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Italy stood at 29.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Italy peaked at 33.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2010.
Italy ranks 8th 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.
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.8% | — |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +646.0% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +69.3% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +29.4% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -46.4% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -42.0% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +43.0% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +134.3% |
| 2023 | 30.4% | +24.9% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | -3.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 29.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Italy's 29.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +646.0% | 1.8% | 13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.9% | 1.8% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 7.3% | 30.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Italy?
- Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Italy was 29.4% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of foreign aid spent within donor countries recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2010.
- How does Italy rank for share of foreign aid spent within donor countries?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of foreign aid spent within donor countries rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.