Net ODA received in South Africa
South Africa: Net ODA received was 1.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Net ODA received in South Africa, 2000–2011
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and IMF central government expense estimates. Measured in % of central government expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net oda received in South Africa is 1.0%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in South Africa peaked at 1.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2010.
South Africa ranks 26th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Net ODA received in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of central government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More external debt data for South Africa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -15.41 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.2407 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 444.22 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 910.75 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -109.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 53.54 billion US dollar (2025)
- Use of IMF credit 7.63 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in South Africa?
- Net oda received in South Africa was 1.0% in 2011, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and IMF central government expense estimates.
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2010.
- How does South Africa rank for net oda received?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and IMF central government expense estimates, published as part of Net ODA received (% of central government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this 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.