Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Norway
Norway: Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries was 12.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Norway, 2010–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 12.8% for share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Norway peaked at 24.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2021.
Norway ranks 26th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.1% | — |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +46.3% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +41.9% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -57.7% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +116.9% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 12.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.6%, 73% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Norway's 12.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5%, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +116.9% | 6.9% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 7.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 6.9% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Norway?
- Share of foreign aid spent within donor countries in Norway was 12.8% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of foreign aid spent within donor countries recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for share of foreign aid spent within donor countries?
- Norway ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of foreign aid spent within donor countries rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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.