Lesotho vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$)

Lesotho
0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lesotho rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$) over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 5.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Lesotho ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 161 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1970s 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1980s 0.0586 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0558 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.0084 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2020s 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0062 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, united states (current us$), Lesotho or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lesotho, at 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0071 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, united states (current us$) between Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, united states (current us$)?
Lesotho ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 9,222 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United States (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.