Net ODA received (% of 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
51
Highest
56.1%
Somalia
Lowest
0.1%
Libya
Median
7.4%
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
2,629

What the numbers show

Net ODA received (% of GDP) is currently reported for 51 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 10.0%.

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

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (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 Democratic Republic of Congo 35.3% 2011 up 574.5% volatile
4 Sao Tome and Principe 30.2% 2011 down 39.7% falling
5 Burundi 24.9% 2011 up 47.1% volatile
6 Rwanda 19.8% 2011 up 8.9% volatile
7 Mozambique 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 15.0% 2011 up 95.7% volatile
11 Sierra Leone 14.3% 2011 down 54.0% volatile
12 Malawi 14.2% 2011 down 40.5% rising
13 Cape Verde 12.9% 2011 down 5.8% falling
15 Guinea-Bissau 12.3% 2011 down 59.8% volatile
16 Mali 11.7% 2011 down 12.3% rising
17 Ethiopia 11.7% 2011 down 14.7% rising
18 Lesotho 10.9% 2011 up 39.8% falling
19 Niger 10.8% 2011 down 19.0% volatile
20 Tanzania 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 8.8% 2011 down 59.7% volatile
25 Comoros 8.4% 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 Cote d'Ivoire 6.0% 2011 up 238.6% volatile
30 Zambia 5.6% 2011 down 64.2% volatile
31 Eritrea 5.2% 2011 down 87.4% volatile
32 Ghana 4.6% 2011 down 61.6% volatile
33 Chad 4.4% 2011 down 59.7% volatile
34 Madagascar 4.1% 2011 down 49.5% volatile
35 Guinea 4.1% 2011 down 59.9% falling
36 Eswatini 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 Congo 1.8% 2011 down 33.4% volatile
41 Sudan 1.8% 2011 up 20.3% 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 102.4% volatile
46 Botswana 0.7% 2011 up 50.8% volatile
47 Gabon 0.4% 2011 up 145.1% volatile
49 Angola 0.2% 2011 down 96.9% volatile
50 Egypt 0.2% 2011 down 86.6% volatile
51 Equatorial Guinea 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.

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
59 places, 2,629 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.