Net official development assistance received in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Net official development assistance received was 19.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
19.3%
Change on year
down 5.6%
Rank
4th
of 6 groups
All-time high
39.1%
in 1992
All-time low
8.8%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Net official development assistance received in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2011
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GCF estimates. Measured in % of gross capital formation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance received in Sub-Saharan Africa is 19.3%, measured in 2011.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 39.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1971.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Net official development assistance received in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of gross capital formation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.2% | — |
| 1961 | 17.5% | +33.1% |
| 1962 | 21.0% | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 14.0% | -33.2% |
| 1964 | 15.7% | +11.9% |
| 1965 | 13.7% | -13.0% |
| 1966 | 15.1% | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 14.1% | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 10.6% | -12.3% |
| 1970 | 9.3% | -12.8% |
| 1971 | 8.8% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 9.5% | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 11.4% | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 11.2% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 15.0% | +28.4% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | -15.5% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | -14.9% |
| 1982 | 15.6% | +32.3% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 18.1% | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 24.5% | +35.6% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 26.7% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 26.9% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | +23.2% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 39.1% | +20.9% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | +33.4% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 21.1% | -29.4% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7% | 10.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 11.8% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 23.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 21.1% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.3% | 20.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 305.7% compare
- 2 Liberia 197.8% compare
- 3 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 171.8% compare
- 4 Burundi 135.6% compare
- 5 Eritrea 109.1% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 100.2% compare
- 7 Rwanda 92.8% compare
More external debt data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 590.20 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4575 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0003 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 34.76 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.7% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 11.51 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.92 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0058 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 3.82 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 8.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Net official development assistance received in Sub-Saharan Africa was 19.3% in 2011, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GCF estimates.
- What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for net official development assistance received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 6 groups with data for 2011.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GCF estimates, published as part of Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.