Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Belgium
Belgium: Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Belgium, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.4% for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Belgium peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 13th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +39.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +28.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +19.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 10 Germany 0.7% compare
- 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.6% compare
- 12 Switzerland 0.5% compare
- 14 France 0.4% compare
- 15 Finland 0.4% compare
- 16 Liechtenstein 0.4% compare
More public sector data for Belgium
- Arms imports 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 43.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -92.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 515.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 721.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.56 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 393.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Belgium?
- Net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Belgium was 0.4% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Belgium ranks 13th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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