Democratic Republic of Congo vs Syria: Net official development assistance received

Democratic Republic of Congo
4.35 billion constant 2023 US$
in 2023
Syria
9.21 billion constant 2023 US$
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Syria rank
2nd

Net official development assistance received over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Syria
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B196019912023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 9.21 billion constant 2023 US$ against 4.35 billion constant 2023 US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4.86 billion constant 2023 US$.

That makes Syria's figure about 2.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Syria ranks 2nd of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 911.64 million constant 2023 US$ 86.62 million constant 2023 US$ 825.02 million constant 2023 US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 847.42 million constant 2023 US$ 2.50 billion constant 2023 US$ 1.66 billion constant 2023 US$ Syria
1980s 1.05 billion constant 2023 US$ 2.19 billion constant 2023 US$ 1.14 billion constant 2023 US$ Syria
1990s 435.26 million constant 2023 US$ 493.43 million constant 2023 US$ 58.16 million constant 2023 US$ Syria
2000s 2.38 billion constant 2023 US$ 153.26 million constant 2023 US$ 2.22 billion constant 2023 US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 3.17 billion constant 2023 US$ 5.70 billion constant 2023 US$ 2.53 billion constant 2023 US$ Syria
2020s 3.81 billion constant 2023 US$ 10.20 billion constant 2023 US$ 6.39 billion constant 2023 US$ Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received, Democratic Republic of Congo or Syria?
Syria, at 9.21 billion constant 2023 US$ against 4.35 billion constant 2023 US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received between Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?
4.86 billion constant 2023 US$, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria rank globally for net official development assistance received?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Syria ranks 2nd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$)
Unit
constant 2023 US$
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
Last refreshed

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 constant 2023 U.S. dollars.