Norwegian aid in numbers

Published 7/18/2024

Updated 5/13/2025

The portal Aidresults.no contains official statistics on total Norwegian development aid, managed by Norad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Climate and Environment, and other official entities.

Aidresults.no

Aid Results is a portal for statistics on and results of Norwegian development aid. The portal seeks to increase transparency about where and how Norwegian development aid is used and the results the aid produces for poor countries and people. Click here to go to the portal

The portal provides official statistics on how Norwegian development aid funding is used and where it is distributed by country or region, sector and partner. It also gives results information from assessments of the progress and results of development aid projects, results stories and thematic reports.

• The statistics conform to the reporting standards of the OECD – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
• The results information in the portal is produced by Norad, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Norwegian embassies.

The development aid statistics give an overview of the Norwegian aid provided to developing countries from 1960 to the last accounting year.

"Tall som teller"

In a world of war ancd conflict, humanitarian needs are enormous. An ever growing part of Norwegian and international aid goes to countries plagued by conflict. At the event Tall som teller, Norad presented the official, Norwegian aid statistics for 2024.

Read the report Tall som teller - Statistikk over norsk utviklingsbistand i 2024. (Norwegian only)

Key figures for Norwegian aid in 2024

55.7 billion kroner (NOK) in Norwegian aid (ODA)

Norwegian aid was reduced by NOK 2.9 billion in current prices from 2023, a decrease of 5 percent (4 percent in constant prices). Still, the aid level was the second highest ever, in both current and constant prices. International aid from OECD DAC countries fell by 7 percent in constant prices.

1.02 percent of Gross National Income (GNI)

Norway was the largest donor relative to GNI, and one of four countries that met the UN target of at least 0.7 percent ODA/GNI. In absolute terms (USD), Norway was the ninth largest donor, while the United States was the largest, providing 30 percent of total OECD DAC aid.

Europe the largest recipient region

Aid to Ukraine made Europe the largest recipient region in 2024, with NOK 10.1 billion. Europe thus surpassed Africa, which received NOK 8.4 billion—lower than in 2023, but higher than in earlier years. Ukraine was by far the largest recipient country, receiving NOK 9.3 billion.

10.2 billion NOK for humanitarian aid

Humanitarian aid amounted to NOK 10.2 billion, or 18 percent of total aid. This was a reduction in amount and share, mainly because the single-year 2023 support package (Sørpakka) to countries affected by the Ukraine war’s spillover effects ended. Still, the level was above pre-2023 figures.

Reduced aid to the poorest countries

Aid to the poorest countries (LDCs and other low-income countries) fell by NOK 2.3 billion. The share of country-allocated aid to these countries also dropped from 40 to 31 percent, mainly due to the end of Sørpakka and increased aid to other countries.

Read the story: Historic decline in international aid 

Published 7/18/2024

Updated 5/13/2025