Net official development assistance received in South Africa

South Africa: Net official development assistance received was 1.51 billion current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.51 billion current US$
Change on year
up 46.3%
World rank
29th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.51 billion current US$
in 2023
All-time low
270.45 million current US$
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Net official development assistance received in South Africa, 1993–2023

250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1.2B1.5B1993200820231993: 270.4M current US$1994: 293.1M current US$1995: 386.2M current US$1996: 362.3M current US$1997: 495.6M current US$1998: 515.6M current US$1999: 543.3M current US$2000: 490.0M current US$2001: 428.9M current US$2002: 507.0M current US$2003: 642.1M current US$2004: 631.6M current US$2005: 681.2M current US$2006: 723.2M current US$2007: 795.1M current US$2008: 1.1B current US$2009: 1.1B current US$2010: 1.0B current US$2011: 1.4B current US$2012: 1.1B current US$2013: 1.3B current US$2014: 1.1B current US$2015: 1.4B current US$2016: 1.2B current US$2017: 1.0B current US$2018: 921.0M current US$2019: 965.9M current US$2020: 1.2B current US$2021: 1.0B current US$2022: 1.0B current US$2023: 1.5B current US$

Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in current US$.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 1.51 billion current US$ for net official development assistance received in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.3% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in South Africa peaked at 1.51 billion current US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 270.45 million current US$, in 1993.

South Africa ranks 29th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 409.51 million current US$ 270.45 million current US$ 543.27 million current US$ 7
2000s 708.83 million current US$ 428.88 million current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ 10
2010s 1.14 billion current US$ 920.97 million current US$ 1.42 billion current US$ 10
2020s 1.20 billion current US$ 1.03 billion current US$ 1.51 billion current US$ 4

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 26 Cambodia 1.58 billion current US$ compare
  2. 27 Ghana 1.57 billion current US$ compare
  3. 28 Turkey 1.55 billion current US$ compare
  4. 30 Burkina Faso 1.44 billion current US$ compare
  5. 31 Zambia 1.42 billion current US$ compare
  6. 32 Sudan 1.39 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net official development assistance received in South Africa?
Net official development assistance received in South Africa was 1.51 billion current US$ in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 billion current US$ in 2023.
What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 270.45 million current US$ in 1993.
How does South Africa rank for net official development assistance received?
South Africa ranks 29th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance received (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 11,516 data points, 1960–2023
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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.