Four developed countries met the UN’s target for foreign…
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Four developed countries met the UN’s target for foreign aid in 2025
Four developed countries met the UN’s target for foreign aid in 2025.
In the 1970s, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution asking developed countries to contribute at least 0.7% of their national income to foreign aid. Most countries signed off on this goal, except for Switzerland and the United States.
But very few countries have met this target in the fifty years since then. Even today, only a handful of countries do.
In 2023, five countries met this target: Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany, and Denmark. Two years on, this has dropped to four, as Germany’s contribution shrank to 0.6%.
As you can see in the chart, other developed countries give less than 0.7% of their national income.
**Data source:** OECD https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/policy-issues/official-development-assistance-oda.html (2026)
**Tools used:** OWID-Grapher and Figma
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Four developed countries met the UN’s target for foreign aid in 2025.
In the 1970s, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution asking developed countries to contribute at least 0.7% of their national income to foreign aid. Most countries signed off on this goal, except for Switzerland and the United States.
But very few countries have met this target in the fifty years since then. Even today, only a handful of countries do.
In 2023, five countries met this target: Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Germany, and Denmark. Two years on, this has dropped to four, as Germany’s contribution shrank to 0.6%.
As you can see in the chart, other developed countries give less than 0.7% of their national income.
**Data source:** OECD https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/policy-issues/official-development-assistance-oda.html (2026)
**Tools used:** OWID-Grapher and Figma
#education
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