Net ODA received (% of central government expenditure) by country

Name: Net ODA received (% of central government expenditure)
Creator: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and IMF central government expense estimates
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.

Countries reporting

Highest

17,148.7%

Liberia

Lowest

0.1%

Zimbabwe

Median

32.9%

Years covered

1960–2011

Data points

588

What the numbers show

Net ODA received (% of central government expenditure) is currently reported for 29 countries. The highest value is 17,148.7% in Liberia; the lowest is 0.1% in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 32.9%, and the mean is 634.5%.

Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (up 1,267.8%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 89.3%).

Net ODA received: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Liberia	17,148.7%	2011	down 3.6%	rising
2	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	196.3%	2010	up 1,267.8%	volatile
3	Congo	158.0%	2005	up 698.7%	volatile
4	Ethiopia	109.7%	2011	up 17.0%	rising
5	Togo	95.2%	2011	up 334.8%	volatile
6	Mali	79.8%	2010	down 22.1%	falling
7	Madagascar	76.1%	2008	down 2.1%	rising
8	Burkina Faso	74.4%	2011	down 39.4%	falling
9	Sierra Leone	67.0%	2011	down 55.5%	falling
10	Benin	64.4%	2011	down 34.8%	falling
11	Uganda	53.8%	2011	down 17.3%	falling
12	Burundi	44.9%	1999	down 52.9%	falling
13	Cape Verde	44.8%	2009	—	falling
14	Cameroon	36.1%	1999	up 45.6%	rising
15	Zambia	32.9%	2010	down 71.2%	falling
16	Kenya	32.2%	2011	up 63.9%	volatile
17	Ghana	21.7%	2011	down 66.3%	falling
18	Lesotho	17.3%	2008	down 53.0%	volatile
19	Namibia	10.3%	2007	down 35.0%	falling
20	Eswatini	8.8%	2003	—	rising
21	Nigeria	8.6%	2008	—	volatile
22	Seychelles	7.6%	2011	up 49.9%	volatile
23	Tunisia	4.3%	2011	down 35.2%	falling
24	Morocco	3.8%	2011	up 31.2%	flat
25	Botswana	2.7%	2011	down 49.4%	volatile
26	South Africa	1.0%	2011	down 26.0%	falling
27	Egypt	0.6%	2011	down 89.3%	volatile
28	Algeria	0.4%	2011	down 67.1%	falling
29	Zimbabwe	0.1%	1997	up 276.9%	rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 55.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 55.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 24.9%
Africa 19.0%
North Africa 7.0%

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Indicator: Net ODA received (% of central government expenditure)
Unit: % of central government expenditure
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and IMF central government expense estimates
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 34 places, 588 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.