Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in Finland
Finland: Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Finland, 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 Finland is 0.4%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Finland peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Finland 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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) … percentage in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Finland?
- Net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Finland 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Finland ranks 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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