Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany
Germany: Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany, 2000–2024
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 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% 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 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 4.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 4.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
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)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 37.48 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 37.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 0.0% in 2024, 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 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by donor countries (percentage of GNI).