NOTE: Germany has reported only semi-aggregated data for part of the BMZ data for this release (approximately EUR4 billion), due to an internal transition of their IT systems. Granular data on recipients, sectors, and policy markers were not available for submission to the OECD at the time of publication. Therefore, any data including Germany is preliminary.

How is German ODA changing over time?

Germany first achieved the 0.7% ODA/GNI target in 2016 but fell short from 2017 to 2019. The country then met the target for four consecutive years from 2020 to 2023, driven by considerable financial commitments during the COVID-19 pandemic and a surge in in-donor refugee costs related to the reception of refugees from Ukraine. The lastest OECD data from 2024 shows that in 2024, Germany's ODA/GNI fell to 0.68% due to significant economic constraints and a deprioritization of ODA under the centrist coalition government led by the conservative CDU/CSU. The coalition who are currently expected to remain in office until 2029 excluded the 0.7% ODA/GNI target from its coalition agreement for the first time in 30 years. ODA/GNI is expected to decline further to below 0.5% from 2027 through 2029.

In absolute terms, Germany's ODA reached record-high levels from 2020 to 2022, peaking at US$40.2 billion in 2022. ODA decreased to US$32.8 billion in 2024 and is projected to decrease further to US$26.2 billion in 2025, in line with a decreasing budget for the BMZ. In-donor refugee costs, which surged in 2022 due to the war in Ukraine, are expected to remain a significant share of ODA through 2025.