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Net ODA received (% of GDP) by country

Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic...

Countries reporting
53
Highest
56.1%
Somalia
Lowest
0.1%
Libya
Median
7.4%
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
2,421

What the numbers show

Net ODA received (% of GDP) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 56.1% in Somalia; the lowest is 0.1% in Libya.

The median across all reporting countries is 7.4%, and the mean is 9.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 853.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (up 574.5%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 96.9%).

Net ODA received: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Somalia 56.1% 1990 down 29.4% volatile
2 Liberia 49.5% 2011 up 562.9% volatile
3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.3% 2011 up 574.5% volatile
4 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 30.2% 2011 down 39.7% falling
5 Burundi 24.9% 2011 up 47.1% volatile
6 Rwanda 20.0% 2011 up 10.1% volatile
7 Mozambique, Republic of 16.0% 2011 down 32.0% volatile
8 Djibouti 15.9% 2009 up 13.5% falling
9 Togo 15.4% 2011 up 345.0% rising
10 Gambia, The 15.0% 2011 up 95.7% volatile
11 Sierra Leone 14.4% 2011 down 53.5% volatile
12 Malawi 14.2% 2011 down 40.5% rising
13 Cabo Verde 12.9% 2011 down 5.8% falling
14 Central African Republic 12.4% 2011 up 51.2% rising
15 Guinea-Bissau 12.3% 2011 down 59.8% volatile
16 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 11.8% 2011 down 14.1% rising
17 Mali 11.7% 2011 down 12.3% rising
18 Lesotho, Kingdom of 10.9% 2011 up 39.8% falling
19 Niger 10.8% 2011 down 19.0% volatile
20 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.2% 2011 down 16.5% falling
21 Burkina Faso 9.5% 2011 down 34.0% rising
22 Uganda 9.4% 2011 down 33.2% volatile
23 Benin 9.3% 2011 down 16.5% rising
24 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 8.8% 2011 down 59.7% volatile
25 Comoros, Union of the 8.5% 2011 down 32.5% volatile
26 Zimbabwe 7.4% 2011 up 213.2% volatile
27 Senegal 7.4% 2011 down 16.9% rising
28 Kenya 7.4% 2011 up 102.8% rising
29 Eritrea, The State of 6.3% 2011 down 84.8% volatile
30 Côte d'Ivoire 6.0% 2011 up 238.7% volatile
31 Zambia 5.6% 2011 down 64.2% volatile
32 Ghana 4.6% 2011 down 61.6% volatile
33 Chad 4.5% 2011 down 59.7% volatile
34 Madagascar, Republic of 4.1% 2011 down 49.5% volatile
35 Guinea 4.1% 2011 down 59.9% falling
36 Eswatini, Kingdom of 3.2% 2011 up 46.8% volatile
37 Cameroon 2.5% 2011 down 48.0% rising
38 Namibia 2.3% 2011 down 28.0% volatile
39 Seychelles 2.0% 2011 down 5.9% volatile
40 Sudan 1.8% 2011 up 21.9% volatile
41 Congo, Republic of 1.8% 2011 down 33.4% volatile
42 Mauritius 1.7% 2011 up 267.0% volatile
43 Tunisia 1.4% 2011 down 14.5% volatile
44 Morocco 1.2% 2011 down 3.3% volatile
45 Nigeria 0.7% 2011 up 102.5% volatile
46 Botswana 0.7% 2011 up 50.8% volatile
47 Gabon 0.4% 2011 up 145.1% volatile
48 South Africa 0.3% 2011 down 13.1% rising
49 Angola 0.2% 2011 down 96.9% volatile
50 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.2% 2011 down 86.6% volatile
51 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 0.1% 2011 down 84.0% volatile
52 Algeria 0.1% 2011 down 69.4% volatile
53 Libya 0.1% 2009 up 327.1% 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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About this data

Indicator
Net ODA received (% of GDP)
Unit
% of 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
55 places, 2,421 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).