Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in Denmark
Denmark: Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Denmark, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Denmark is 0.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Denmark peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2017.
That places Denmark 7th out of 48 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 3.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Denmark?
- Net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Denmark was 0.7% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Denmark ranks 7th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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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