Net official development assistance received (current US$) by country
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic...
Countries reporting
170
Highest
9.99 billion current US$
Syria
Lowest
-737.04 million current US$
China
Median
185.39 million current US$
Years covered
29
1990–2018
Data points
5,492
What the numbers show
Net official development assistance received (current US$) is currently reported for 170 countries. The highest value is 9.99 billion current US$ in Syria; the lowest is -737.04 million current US$ in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 185.39 million current US$, and the mean is 670.29 million current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 33,288.9%), and the largest decrease in Saudi Arabia (down 9,597.8%).
Net official development assistance received: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 9.99 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 6,233.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 7.99 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 1,760.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 4.93 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 3.79 billion current US$ | 2018 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 3.30 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 3.04 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 2.52 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.51 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Kenya | 2.49 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 10 | India | 2.45 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 2.45 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 12 | Iraq | 2.30 billion current US$ | 2018 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Palestine | 2.24 billion current US$ | 2018 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Israel | 2.22 billion current US$ | 1996 | up 61.6% | falling |
| 15 | Egypt | 2.06 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 1.94 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 1.82 billion current US$ | 2018 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 1.76 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Myanmar | 1.69 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 215.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Vietnam | 1.63 billion current US$ | 2018 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 21 | South Sudan | 1.58 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 261.9% | rising |
| 22 | Somalia | 1.57 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | 1.49 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 54.2% | rising |
| 24 | Nepal | 1.45 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Lebanon | 1.42 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Pakistan | 1.36 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 1.27 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 1.22 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 1.20 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Turkey | 1.19 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Cameroon | 1.16 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Rwanda | 1.12 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 1.11 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 1.07 billion current US$ | 2018 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 1.07 billion current US$ | 2018 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 36 | Haiti | 992.15 million current US$ | 2018 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Zambia | 991.87 million current US$ | 2018 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 991.59 million current US$ | 2018 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 39 | Sudan | 963.47 million current US$ | 2018 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 953.70 million current US$ | 2018 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Indonesia | 948.52 million current US$ | 2018 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 42 | South Africa | 914.81 million current US$ | 2018 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 43 | Chad | 875.40 million current US$ | 2018 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 44 | Morocco | 811.65 million current US$ | 2018 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Tunisia | 805.27 million current US$ | 2018 | up 112.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 793.61 million current US$ | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 785.54 million current US$ | 2018 | up 156.4% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 768.56 million current US$ | 2018 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 746.87 million current US$ | 2018 | up 495.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Bolivia | 726.93 million current US$ | 2018 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 51 | Madagascar | 690.57 million current US$ | 2018 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 52 | Honduras | 659.93 million current US$ | 2018 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 655.66 million current US$ | 2018 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea | 590.60 million current US$ | 2018 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 588.94 million current US$ | 2018 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Liberia | 570.75 million current US$ | 2018 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Benin | 570.27 million current US$ | 2018 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 58 | Laos | 565.16 million current US$ | 2018 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 555.90 million current US$ | 2018 | up 209.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 540.59 million current US$ | 2018 | up 708.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Mexico | 539.80 million current US$ | 2018 | up 264.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 505.90 million current US$ | 2018 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Burundi | 449.83 million current US$ | 2018 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritania | 447.18 million current US$ | 2018 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 65 | Peru | 441.54 million current US$ | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 66 | Brazil | 429.16 million current US$ | 2018 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 413.61 million current US$ | 2018 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 397.54 million current US$ | 2018 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 396.31 million current US$ | 2018 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 70 | Guatemala | 393.63 million current US$ | 2018 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 351.95 million current US$ | 2018 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 351.56 million current US$ | 2018 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 73 | French Polynesia | 351.50 million current US$ | 1999 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 74 | Kosovo | 344.85 million current US$ | 2018 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 74 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 344.85 million current US$ | 2018 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 76 | Albania | 342.89 million current US$ | 2018 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mongolia | 331.73 million current US$ | 2018 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 78 | New Caledonia | 314.51 million current US$ | 1999 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 79 | Libya | 303.31 million current US$ | 2018 | up 308.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | 296.42 million current US$ | 2018 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 248.57 million current US$ | 2018 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 82 | Gambia | 232.63 million current US$ | 2018 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Moldova | 230.93 million current US$ | 2018 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 84 | East Timor | 202.58 million current US$ | 2018 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 193.45 million current US$ | 2018 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Djibouti | 177.33 million current US$ | 2018 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 87 | North Macedonia | 169.92 million current US$ | 2018 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 88 | Iran | 165.87 million current US$ | 2018 | up 65.1% | falling |
| 89 | Paraguay | 161.55 million current US$ | 2018 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 90 | Angola | 159.45 million current US$ | 2018 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Montenegro | 154.84 million current US$ | 2018 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 152.37 million current US$ | 2018 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 93 | Lesotho | 151.84 million current US$ | 2018 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Namibia | 150.03 million current US$ | 2018 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 95 | Venezuela | 147.13 million current US$ | 2018 | up 145.0% | rising |
| 96 | Congo | 144.47 million current US$ | 2018 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Algeria | 143.98 million current US$ | 2018 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 98 | Armenia | 139.09 million current US$ | 2018 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 99 | Croatia | 131.55 million current US$ | 2010 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Vanuatu | 123.80 million current US$ | 2018 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 101 | North Korea | 120.51 million current US$ | 2018 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Eswatini | 119.57 million current US$ | 2018 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Maldives | 119.12 million current US$ | 2018 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Belarus | 117.01 million current US$ | 2018 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Gabon | 116.23 million current US$ | 2018 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Samoa | 115.04 million current US$ | 2018 | up 184.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Fiji | 111.11 million current US$ | 2018 | up 146.5% | rising |
| 108 | Guyana | 102.44 million current US$ | 2018 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 109 | Bhutan | 100.47 million current US$ | 2018 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 110 | Jamaica | 98.79 million current US$ | 2018 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Micronesia (country) | 98.75 million current US$ | 2018 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 94.17 million current US$ | 2018 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Tonga | 87.40 million current US$ | 2018 | up 240.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Comoros | 86.59 million current US$ | 2018 | up 106.0% | rising |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 86.57 million current US$ | 2018 | down 51.2% | rising |
| 116 | Palau | 84.37 million current US$ | 2018 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 83.97 million current US$ | 2018 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Eritrea | 83.72 million current US$ | 2018 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 83.19 million current US$ | 2018 | down 62.5% | rising |
| 120 | Botswana | 82.48 million current US$ | 2018 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 75.63 million current US$ | 2018 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Kiribati | 74.18 million current US$ | 2018 | up 174.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 70.99 million current US$ | 2018 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Chile | 70.11 million current US$ | 2017 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 125 | Mauritius | 66.70 million current US$ | 2018 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Bahrain | 58.22 million current US$ | 2004 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 127 | Marshall Islands | 53.86 million current US$ | 2018 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 128 | Slovenia | 52.76 million current US$ | 2002 | up 638.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 44.34 million current US$ | 2018 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 130 | Uruguay | 41.46 million current US$ | 2017 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Panama | 38.29 million current US$ | 2018 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Belize | 33.36 million current US$ | 2018 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 133 | Nauru | 31.54 million current US$ | 2018 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Grenada | 30.70 million current US$ | 2018 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30.05 million current US$ | 2013 | up 33,288.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Dominica | 26.62 million current US$ | 2018 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 137 | Cyprus | 22.58 million current US$ | 1996 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 138 | Tuvalu | 18.81 million current US$ | 2018 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 17.89 million current US$ | 2018 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.53 million current US$ | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.78 million current US$ | 2018 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Singapore | 16.66 million current US$ | 1995 | up 1,057.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Seychelles | 16.20 million current US$ | 2017 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | 15.58 million current US$ | 2010 | up 765.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.39 million current US$ | 2007 | up 266.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Hong Kong | 13.20 million current US$ | 1996 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Suriname | 13.05 million current US$ | 2018 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Malta | 11.04 million current US$ | 2002 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 8.50 million current US$ | 2018 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.52 million current US$ | 2018 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 5.41 million current US$ | 1995 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahamas | 4.39 million current US$ | 1995 | up 39.4% | flat |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.34 million current US$ | 2010 | up 378.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Brunei | 4.29 million current US$ | 1995 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 155 | Kuwait | 4.23 million current US$ | 1995 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Qatar | 3.74 million current US$ | 1995 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 2.56 million current US$ | 1999 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Macao | 320,000 current US$ | 1999 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Northern Mariana Islands | 120,000 current US$ | 1999 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Gibraltar | 30,000 current US$ | 1999 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | -2.03 million current US$ | 1996 | down 167.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Bermuda | -4.07 million current US$ | 1996 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Aruba | -7.38 million current US$ | 1999 | down 124.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Oman | -21.61 million current US$ | 2010 | down 127.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Malaysia | -38.08 million current US$ | 2018 | down 124.4% | volatile |
| 166 | South Korea | -55.10 million current US$ | 1999 | down 205.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Saudi Arabia | -131.07 million current US$ | 2007 | down 9,597.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | -257.97 million current US$ | 2018 | down 140.7% | falling |
| 169 | Thailand | -423.23 million current US$ | 2018 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 170 | China | -737.04 million current US$ | 2018 | down 156.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 165.78 billion current US$
- Low & middle income 165.59 billion current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 107.31 billion current US$
- IDA total 79.71 billion current US$
- IDA only 68.07 billion current US$
- Early-demographic dividend 57.13 billion current US$
- Middle income 56.84 billion current US$
- Low income 55.27 billion current US$
- Least developed countries 53.67 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 50.33 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 50.32 billion current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 43.96 billion current US$
- Lower middle income 41.14 billion current US$
- Pre-demographic dividend 40.61 billion current US$
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40.57 billion current US$
- Arab World 33.84 billion current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 32.04 billion current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 32.04 billion current US$
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 28.69 billion current US$
- IBRD only 27.61 billion current US$
- Upper middle income 14.03 billion current US$
- South Asia 12.15 billion current US$
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 12.06 billion current US$
- IDA blend 11.64 billion current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean 10.47 billion current US$
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 10.23 billion current US$
- Late-demographic dividend 9.62 billion current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 8.06 billion current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 8.06 billion current US$
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.89 billion current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 7.63 billion current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 7.63 billion current US$
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.46 billion current US$
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 7.26 billion current US$
- Small states 3.39 billion current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 2.45 billion current US$
- Other small states 2.05 billion current US$
- OECD members 1.73 billion current US$
- Caribbean Small States 347.77 million current US$
- High income 215.95 million current US$
About this data
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). Data are in current U.S. dollars.