Least developed countries vs Lower middle income: Net official development assistance and official aid received
Net official development assistance and official aid received over time
- Least developed countries
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 60.97 billion current US$ against 60.83 billion current US$ in Least developed countries, a difference of 137.30 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 45 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Least developed countries averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.40 billion current US$ | 7.66 billion current US$ | 4.25 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 10.09 billion current US$ | 14.60 billion current US$ | 4.51 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 14.53 billion current US$ | 23.49 billion current US$ | 8.95 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 25.78 billion current US$ | 29.76 billion current US$ | 3.98 billion current US$ | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 46.53 billion current US$ | 46.42 billion current US$ | 111.32 million current US$ | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 62.65 billion current US$ | 60.58 billion current US$ | 2.07 billion current US$ | Least developed countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net official development assistance and official aid received, Least developed countries or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 60.97 billion current US$ against 60.83 billion current US$ in Least developed countries as of 2021.
- What is the difference in net official development assistance and official aid received between Least developed countries and Lower middle income?
- 137.30 million current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Lower middle income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Least developed countries and Lower middle income rank globally for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Least developed countries ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net 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). Net official aid refers to aid flows (net of repayments) 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.