Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors in Belgium
Belgium: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors was 0.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4%
Change on year
down 22.8%
World rank
18th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2024
All-time low
0.4%
in 2025
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Belgium, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Belgium stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.8% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Belgium ranks 18th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | -22.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Belgium?
- Official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Belgium was 0.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI on grant equivalent basis, by donor countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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