Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany
Germany: Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Germany ranks 1st of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More poverty & inequality data for Germany
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.44 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,007 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.057 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0758 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0758 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0924 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1435 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany?
- Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany was 0.1% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by donor countries (percentage of GNI)