Net official development assistance received in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net official development assistance received was -257.97 million current US$ in 2018. ▼ Falling
Net official development assistance received in Sri Lanka, 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$.
Analysis
In 2018, net official development assistance received in Sri Lanka stood at -257.97 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 182.3% on the previous year and down 140.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.04 billion current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, -257.97 million current US$, in 2018.
That places Sri Lanka 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 449.82 million current US$ | 181.97 million current US$ | 738.25 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 514.48 million current US$ | 222.43 million current US$ | 1.04 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 381.22 million current US$ | -257.97 million current US$ | 612.64 million current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 162 Malaysia -38.08 million current US$ compare
- 163 South Korea -55.10 million current US$ compare
- 164 Saudi Arabia -131.07 million current US$ compare
- 166 Thailand -423.23 million current US$ compare
- 167 China -737.04 million current US$ compare
More external debt data for Sri Lanka
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -48.93 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.8% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 260.96 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 64.29 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 13.4% (2024)
- Use of IMF credit 2.90 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 39.54 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- IBRD loans and IDA credits 4.62 billion DOD, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, bilateral -863.31 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, multilateral 947.12 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received in Sri Lanka?
- Net official development assistance received in Sri Lanka was -257.97 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 billion current US$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -257.97 million current US$ in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net official development assistance received?
- Sri Lanka ranks 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 140.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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
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.