Net official development assistance received in Namibia

Namibia: Net official development assistance received was 150.03 million current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
150.03 million current US$
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
91st
of 167 countries
All-time high
331.13 million current US$
in 2009
All-time low
109.51 million current US$
in 2001
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Net official development assistance received in Namibia, 1990–2018

100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M300.0M350.0M1990200420181990: 119.6M current US$1991: 180.4M current US$1992: 142.3M current US$1993: 152.6M current US$1994: 137.1M current US$1995: 190.4M current US$1996: 185.9M current US$1997: 165.2M current US$1998: 180.8M current US$1999: 178.6M current US$2000: 152.4M current US$2001: 109.5M current US$2002: 135.0M current US$2003: 148.4M current US$2004: 175.3M current US$2005: 113.4M current US$2006: 149.3M current US$2007: 220.8M current US$2008: 205.5M current US$2009: 331.1M current US$2010: 261.3M current US$2011: 278.2M current US$2012: 252.4M current US$2013: 261.0M current US$2014: 226.2M current US$2015: 142.4M current US$2016: 170.2M current US$2017: 186.7M current US$2018: 150.0M current US$

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

The most recent figure for net official development assistance received in Namibia is 150.03 million current US$, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 19.6% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Namibia peaked at 331.13 million current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 109.51 million current US$, in 2001.

That places Namibia 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 163.30 million current US$ 119.62 million current US$ 190.37 million current US$ 10
2000s 174.08 million current US$ 109.51 million current US$ 331.13 million current US$ 10
2010s 214.28 million current US$ 142.38 million current US$ 278.21 million current US$ 9

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 88 Montenegro 154.84 million current US$ compare
  2. 89 Guinea-Bissau 152.37 million current US$ compare
  3. 90 Lesotho 151.84 million current US$ compare
  4. 92 Venezuela 147.13 million current US$ compare
  5. 93 Congo 144.47 million current US$ compare
  6. 94 Algeria 143.98 million current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net official development assistance received in Namibia?
Net official development assistance received in Namibia was 150.03 million 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 331.13 million current US$ in 2009.
What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 109.51 million current US$ in 2001.
How does Namibia rank for net official development assistance received?
Namibia ranks 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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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.