Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) in Denmark
Denmark: Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net ODA provided, total in Denmark, 1960–2017
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.7% for net oda provided, total in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda provided, total in Denmark peaked at 1.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.
That places Denmark 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +37.8% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -17.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +47.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4% | +65.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5% | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | +24.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 2.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +65.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 1966 | +47.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 1 Sweden 1.0% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
- 3 Norway 1.0% compare
- 5 United Kingdom 0.7% compare
- 6 Germany 0.7% compare
- 7 Netherlands 0.6% compare
More development goals data for Denmark
- Red List Index 0.9749 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4952 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,586 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 55 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda provided, total in Denmark?
- Net oda provided, total in Denmark was 0.7% in 2017, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda provided, total recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest net oda provided, total recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
- How does Denmark rank for net oda provided, total?
- Denmark ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net oda provided, total rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 58 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Net Official development assistance (ODA) comprises grants or loans to developing countries and territories on the OECD/DAC list of aid recipients that are undertaken by the official sector with promotion of economic development and welfare as the main objective and at concessional financial terms. It is shown as a share of donors' GNI.