Net official development assistance received in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Net official development assistance received was -257.97 million current US$ in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
-257.97 million current US$
Change on year
down 182.3%
World rank
165th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1.04 billion current US$
in 2005
All-time low
-257.97 million current US$
in 2018
Years of data
29
1990–2018

Net official development assistance received in Sri Lanka, 1990–2018

-500.0M0500.0M1.0B1990200420181990: 616.0M current US$1991: 738.2M current US$1992: 510.6M current US$1993: 544.5M current US$1994: 512.5M current US$1995: 471.5M current US$1996: 347.7M current US$1997: 253.8M current US$1998: 321.5M current US$1999: 182.0M current US$2000: 222.4M current US$2001: 266.0M current US$2002: 249.9M current US$2003: 525.9M current US$2004: 408.4M current US$2005: 1.0B current US$2006: 685.0M current US$2007: 506.5M current US$2008: 634.5M current US$2009: 606.5M current US$2010: 558.6M current US$2011: 612.6M current US$2012: 490.9M current US$2013: 403.2M current US$2014: 491.6M current US$2015: 445.0M current US$2016: 373.5M current US$2017: 313.6M current US$2018: -258.0M current US$

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 162 Malaysia -38.08 million current US$ compare
  2. 163 South Korea -55.10 million current US$ compare
  3. 164 Saudi Arabia -131.07 million current US$ compare
  4. 166 Thailand -423.23 million current US$ compare
  5. 167 China -737.04 million current US$ compare

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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

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
Last refreshed

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.