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.
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.