Net official development assistance received in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Net official development assistance received was 3.04 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
3.04 billion current US$
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
6th
of 167 countries
All-time high
3.78 billion current US$
in 2017
All-time low
807.40 million current US$
in 2002
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Net official development assistance received in Bangladesh, 1990–2018

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1990200420181990: 1.8B current US$1991: 1.6B current US$1992: 1.5B current US$1993: 1.2B current US$1994: 1.4B current US$1995: 1.0B current US$1996: 964.9M current US$1997: 863.1M current US$1998: 979.5M current US$1999: 1.0B current US$2000: 976.3M current US$2001: 918.5M current US$2002: 807.4M current US$2003: 1.3B current US$2004: 1.4B current US$2005: 1.3B current US$2006: 1.0B current US$2007: 1.3B current US$2008: 1.8B current US$2009: 1.1B current US$2010: 1.3B current US$2011: 1.4B current US$2012: 2.2B current US$2013: 2.6B current US$2014: 2.4B current US$2015: 2.6B current US$2016: 2.5B current US$2017: 3.8B current US$2018: 3.0B current US$

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. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 3.04 billion current US$ for net official development assistance received in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Bangladesh peaked at 3.78 billion current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 807.40 million current US$, in 2002.

Bangladesh ranks 6th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 billion current US$ 863.15 million current US$ 1.79 billion current US$ 10
2000s 1.19 billion current US$ 807.40 million current US$ 1.77 billion current US$ 10
2010s 2.44 billion current US$ 1.33 billion current US$ 3.78 billion current US$ 9

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 3 Ethiopia 4.93 billion current US$ compare
  2. 4 Afghanistan 3.79 billion current US$ compare
  3. 5 Nigeria 3.30 billion current US$ compare
  4. 7 Jordan 2.52 billion current US$ compare
  5. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.51 billion current US$ compare
  6. 9 Kenya 2.49 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net official development assistance received in Bangladesh?
Net official development assistance received in Bangladesh was 3.04 billion current US$ in 2018, according to 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.
What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 3.78 billion current US$ in 2017.
What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 807.40 million current US$ in 2002.
How does Bangladesh rank for net official development assistance received?
Bangladesh ranks 6th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from 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, published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net official development assistance received (current US$)
Unit
current US$
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
213 places, 5,482 data points, 1990–2018
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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.