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.

Countries reporting
53
Highest
33.8%
Liberia
Lowest
0.1%
Libya
Median
4.1%
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
2,602

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Net ODA received from DAC donors (% of recipient's GDP)
Unit
% of recipient's GDP
Source
Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,602 data points, 1960–2011
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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.