North Korea vs South Korea: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) over time
- North Korea
- South Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 2.08 million current US$ against 1.02 million current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 1.06 million current US$.
That makes North Korea's figure about 2.0 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 161st and South Korea ranks 163rd of 181 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.91 million current US$ | 5.75 million current US$ | 1.84 million current US$ | South Korea |
| 1990s | 36.17 million current US$ | -38.05 million current US$ | 74.21 million current US$ | North Korea |
| 2000s | 98.12 million current US$ | 400,000 current US$ | 97.72 million current US$ | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total, North Korea or South Korea?
- North Korea, at 2.08 million current US$ against 1.02 million current US$ in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total between North Korea and South Korea?
- 1.06 million current US$, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Korea?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2004.
- How do North Korea and South Korea rank globally for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total?
- North Korea ranks 161st and South Korea ranks 163rd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors are the net disbursements of official development assistance (ODA) or official aid from the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. DAC members are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, and European Union Institutions. Regional aggregates include data for economies not specified elsewhere. World and income group totals include aid not allocated by country or region. Data are in current U.S. dollars.