Net official development assistance received in OECD members
OECD members: Net official development assistance received was 1.73 billion current US$ in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance received in OECD members, 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$.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 1.73 billion current US$ for net official development assistance received in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.5% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in OECD members peaked at 4.60 billion current US$ in 2016 and was at its lowest, 105.53 million current US$, in 1999.
OECD members ranks 38th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance received in OECD members, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.02 billion current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 3.83 billion current US$ | +27.0% |
| 1992 | 2.89 billion current US$ | -24.4% |
| 1993 | 2.31 billion current US$ | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 1.96 billion current US$ | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 1.33 billion current US$ | -32.1% |
| 1996 | 2.90 billion current US$ | +117.9% |
| 1997 | 188.26 million current US$ | -93.5% |
| 1998 | 155.08 million current US$ | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 105.53 million current US$ | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 399.46 million current US$ | +278.5% |
| 2001 | 413.62 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 454.68 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 363.61 million current US$ | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 478.92 million current US$ | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 770.08 million current US$ | +60.8% |
| 2006 | 914.05 million current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.37 billion current US$ | +34.9% |
| 2009 | 1.62 billion current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 1.69 billion current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 4.42 billion current US$ | +161.9% |
| 2012 | 3.65 billion current US$ | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 3.49 billion current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.51 billion current US$ | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 2.52 billion current US$ | -44.2% |
| 2016 | 4.60 billion current US$ | +82.7% |
| 2017 | 3.97 billion current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 1.73 billion current US$ | -56.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +278.5% | 105.53 million current US$ | 399.46 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.87 billion current US$ | 105.53 million current US$ | 3.83 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 779.64 million current US$ | 363.61 million current US$ | 1.62 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.40 billion current US$ | 1.69 billion current US$ | 4.60 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 35 Ghana 1.07 billion current US$ compare
- 36 Haiti 992.15 million current US$ compare
- 37 Zambia 991.87 million current US$ compare
- 38 Senegal 991.59 million current US$ compare
- 39 Sudan 963.47 million current US$ compare
- 40 Cote d'Ivoire 953.70 million current US$ compare
- 41 Indonesia 948.52 million current US$ compare
More external debt data for OECD members
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 169.36 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.1212 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 30.81 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), annual growth rate -84.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net official flows from UN agencies, CERF 5.01 million current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received in OECD members?
- Net official development assistance received in OECD members was 1.73 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 4.60 billion current US$ in 2016.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.53 million current US$ in 1999.
- How does OECD members rank for net official development assistance received?
- OECD members ranks 38th out of 44 groups with data for 2018.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD members 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.