Net ODA received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net ODA received was 3.9% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
3.9%
Change on year
down 4.6%
Rank
3rd
of 6 groups
All-time high
6.9%
in 1994
All-time low
1.9%
in 1970
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Net ODA received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2011
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 3.9% for net oda received in 2011.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 6.9% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Net ODA received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.1% | — |
| 1961 | 2.7% | +29.3% |
| 1962 | 2.8% | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 2.8% | +15.9% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 2.7% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 3.0% | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 2.5% | -16.0% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 2.7% | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -15.0% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | +20.7% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 3.3% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +16.0% |
| 1985 | 4.5% | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 4.8% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 6.3% | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 6.9% | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 1 Liberia 53.6% compare
- 2 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 38.4% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 30.2% compare
- 4 Burundi 24.8% compare
- 5 Rwanda 20.0% compare
- 6 Mozambique 16.3% compare
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4576 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 11.51 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Net oda received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3.9% in 2011, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates.
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 1994.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net oda received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates, published as part of Net ODA received (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.