Net ODA received from DAC donors (% of recipient's GDP) by country
Official development assistance and net official aid record the actual international transfer by the donor of financial resources or of goods or services valued at the cost to the donor, less any repayments of loan principal during the same period.
What the numbers show
Net ODA received from DAC donors (% of recipient's GDP) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 33.8% in Liberia; the lowest is 0.1% in Libya.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.1%, and the mean is 5.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 651.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Liberia (up 1,014.0%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 97.2%).
Net ODA received from DAC donors: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberia | 33.8% | 2011 | up 1,014.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Somalia | 29.4% | 1990 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 27.1% | 2011 | up 788.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15.3% | 2011 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 13.3% | 2011 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Burundi | 11.7% | 2011 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 11.6% | 2011 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 8 | Djibouti | 9.3% | 2009 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 9 | Rwanda | 9.3% | 2011 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Togo | 9.1% | 2011 | up 323.8% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 8.0% | 2011 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 7.2% | 2011 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 13 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 7.0% | 2011 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 6.5% | 2011 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 5.9% | 2011 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 5.9% | 2011 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Lesotho | 5.9% | 2011 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Benin | 5.8% | 2011 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 5.6% | 2011 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.4% | 2011 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Niger | 5.0% | 2011 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 4.9% | 2011 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 23 | Kenya | 4.7% | 2011 | up 123.7% | falling |
| 24 | Comoros | 4.6% | 2011 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 4.5% | 2011 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 26 | Senegal | 4.1% | 2011 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 27 | Gambia | 4.1% | 2011 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Zambia | 3.7% | 2011 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritania | 3.1% | 2011 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.0% | 2011 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Chad | 2.3% | 2011 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Ghana | 2.3% | 2011 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Madagascar | 2.3% | 2011 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Namibia | 1.9% | 2011 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2011 | up 432.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Guinea | 1.6% | 2011 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 37 | Cameroon | 1.3% | 2011 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Eritrea | 1.3% | 2011 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Congo | 1.2% | 2011 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Tunisia | 1.1% | 2011 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Sudan | 1.1% | 2011 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2011 | up 463.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Morocco | 0.8% | 2011 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Seychelles | 0.6% | 2011 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Botswana | 0.5% | 2011 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Gabon | 0.4% | 2011 | up 313.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2011 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 48 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2011 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 49 | Angola | 0.1% | 2011 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% | 2011 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2011 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2011 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Libya | 0.1% | 2009 | up 364.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Official development assistance and net official aid record the actual international transfer by the donor of financial resources or of goods or services valued at the cost to the donor, less any repayments of loan principal during the same period.