Net official development assistance received in Middle income
Middle income: Net official development assistance received was 56.84 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance received in Middle income, 1990–2018
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$.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 56.84 billion current US$ for net official development assistance received in 2018.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Middle income peaked at 66.55 billion current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.72 billion current US$, in 1997.
Middle income ranks 7th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Net official development assistance received in Middle income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.92 billion current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 35.81 billion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 33.59 billion current US$ | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 31.67 billion current US$ | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 33.37 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 32.81 billion current US$ | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 30.08 billion current US$ | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 25.72 billion current US$ | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 28.04 billion current US$ | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 30.67 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 27.72 billion current US$ | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 28.97 billion current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 32.14 billion current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 33.70 billion current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 38.84 billion current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 66.55 billion current US$ | +71.3% |
| 2006 | 60.01 billion current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 52.23 billion current US$ | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 58.09 billion current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 54.92 billion current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 52.43 billion current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 58.22 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 56.83 billion current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 65.41 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 63.31 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 58.48 billion current US$ | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 60.71 billion current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 61.10 billion current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 56.84 billion current US$ | -7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received in Middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +71.3% | 38.84 billion current US$ | 66.55 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.47 billion current US$ | 25.72 billion current US$ | 35.81 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.32 billion current US$ | 27.72 billion current US$ | 66.55 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.26 billion current US$ | 52.43 billion current US$ | 65.41 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 4 Afghanistan 3.79 billion current US$ compare
- 5 Nigeria 3.30 billion current US$ compare
- 6 Bangladesh 3.04 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Jordan 2.52 billion current US$ compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.51 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Kenya 2.49 billion current US$ compare
- 10 India 2.45 billion current US$ compare
More external debt data for Middle income
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 5.31 billion NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.888 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 72.06 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.2% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 13.40 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.24 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 18.72 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received in Middle income?
- Net official development assistance received in Middle income was 56.84 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 66.55 billion current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.72 billion current US$ in 1997.
- How does Middle income rank for net official development assistance received?
- Middle income ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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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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.