Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in Germany
Germany: Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.7%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
10th
of 48 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2002
Years of data
18
2000–2017
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Germany, 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 Germany is 0.7%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Germany peaked at 0.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
Germany ranks 10th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +30.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +33.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 7 Denmark 0.7% compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.7% compare
- 8 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
- 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.6% compare
- 12 Switzerland 0.5% compare
- 13 Belgium 0.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Germany?
- Net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Germany 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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