Net ODA received (% of central government expense) by country
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...
Countries reporting
119
Highest
327.9%
Somalia
Lowest
-0.1%
South Korea
Median
6.8%
Years covered
52
1972–2023
Data points
2,641
What the numbers show
Net ODA received (% of central government expense) is currently reported for 119 countries. The highest value is 327.9% in Somalia; the lowest is -0.1% in South Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.8%, and the mean is 24.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,396.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Saint Kitts and Nevis (up 15,565.7%), and the largest decrease in South Korea (down 146.7%).
Net ODA received: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | 327.9% | 2023 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 225.0% | 2021 | up 174.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Micronesia (country) | 196.5% | 2020 | up 53.5% | falling |
| 4 | Burundi | 145.3% | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 127.4% | 2020 | up 353.4% | rising |
| 6 | Lebanon | 96.5% | 2021 | up 2,038.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Madagascar | 70.8% | 2023 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 64.9% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 9 | Niger | 64.9% | 1980 | — | falling |
| 10 | Tonga | 63.2% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 11 | Mali | 61.9% | 2020 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 59.8% | 2022 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 58.5% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 14 | Malawi | 54.7% | 2022 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 15 | Mozambique | 52.4% | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 16 | Rwanda | 52.1% | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 51.8% | 2017 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Vanuatu | 47.5% | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 19 | Palestine | 45.6% | 2021 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 20 | Palau | 43.4% | 2020 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Samoa | 42.0% | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 22 | Kiribati | 40.3% | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 39.5% | 2023 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Tajikistan | 39.3% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 25 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 37.5% | 2022 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 36.5% | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 27 | Bhutan | 34.4% | 2020 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Laos | 34.3% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 29 | Ukraine | 32.8% | 2023 | up 2,953.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Cambodia | 28.8% | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Cape Verde | 28.3% | 2020 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 32 | Uganda | 27.9% | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 33 | Senegal | 25.7% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 34 | Tanzania | 22.7% | 2023 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 35 | Nepal | 22.3% | 2021 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 36 | Nauru | 21.9% | 2020 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 21.2% | 2018 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 20.8% | 2020 | up 111.0% | falling |
| 39 | Cameroon | 20.4% | 2021 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 20.1% | 2023 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Myanmar | 19.8% | 2019 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | 19.6% | 2021 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Sudan | 19.5% | 2016 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Jordan | 19.5% | 2023 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Moldova | 18.2% | 2023 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 16.5% | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Lesotho | 16.2% | 2022 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia | 15.3% | 2007 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 14.7% | 2021 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 50 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.5% | 2013 | up 15,565.7% | volatile |
| 51 | East Timor | 13.3% | 2022 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 52 | Fiji | 12.5% | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.2% | 2023 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 11.0% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 55 | Eswatini | 10.7% | 2021 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 8.7% | 2023 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 57 | Congo | 8.6% | 2021 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 7.8% | 2023 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 59 | Maldives | 7.3% | 2021 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Belize | 6.8% | 2017 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Tunisia | 6.4% | 2012 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Ghana | 6.3% | 2022 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Botswana | 6.1% | 2023 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Albania | 6.0% | 2023 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Namibia | 6.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Mongolia | 5.8% | 2021 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.7% | 2017 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 5.5% | 2023 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 5.3% | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 5.0% | 2023 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Israel | 4.8% | 1996 | down 55.5% | flat |
| 72 | Georgia | 4.7% | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Saint Lucia | 4.4% | 2017 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Armenia | 4.0% | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Gabon | 3.7% | 2021 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 76 | Iraq | 3.2% | 2019 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 3.2% | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.2% | 2023 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 79 | Seychelles | 3.1% | 2008 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 3.0% | 2023 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Paraguay | 2.7% | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt | 2.5% | 2015 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Philippines | 2.5% | 2023 | up 387.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritius | 2.3% | 2023 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Bahrain | 2.3% | 2004 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 86 | Serbia | 2.2% | 2022 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 2.0% | 2023 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Jamaica | 1.6% | 2020 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Indonesia | 1.1% | 2009 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Ecuador | 1.1% | 2022 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 91 | Barbados | 1.0% | 2010 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 93 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.8% | 2022 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 0.8% | 2021 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 1996 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 96 | South Africa | 0.8% | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 97 | Bahamas | 0.7% | 1995 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 98 | Malta | 0.6% | 2002 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 99 | India | 0.6% | 2022 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2010 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2023 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Belarus | 0.6% | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Turkey | 0.4% | 2023 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 0.3% | 2022 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2017 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Angola | 0.2% | 2019 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2023 | up 403.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Singapore | 0.2% | 1995 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Iran | 0.1% | 2009 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Mexico | 0.1% | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 115 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2023 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2010 | up 121.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 1995 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 119 | South Korea | -0.1% | 1999 | down 146.7% | volatile |
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).