Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Total assistance for development, by donor countries
Italy
8,125 million current US$
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
5,277 million current US$
in 2024
Italy rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Total assistance for development, by donor countries over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8,125 million current US$ against 5,277 million current US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2,848 million current US$.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 53 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,470 million current US$ | 1,980 million current US$ | 2,490 million current US$ | Italy |
| 2010s | 12,183 million current US$ | 4,046 million current US$ | 8,137 million current US$ | Italy |
| 2020s | 9,035 million current US$ | 5,184 million current US$ | 3,852 million current US$ | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total assistance for development, by donor countries, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
- Italy, at 8,125 million current US$ against 5,277 million current US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total assistance for development, by donor countries between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,848 million current US$, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total assistance for development, by donor countries?
- Italy ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Total assistance for development, by donor countries (millions of current United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.