Somalia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit

Somalia
0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Somalia rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
10th

Net official development assistance received (current US$), per unit over time

  • Somalia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 6.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1177 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0973 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1970s 0.2217 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2015 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1980s 0.5155 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4831 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
1990s 0.3024 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2629 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2000s 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2010s 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1936 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 0.2516 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit, Somalia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Somalia, at 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit between Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for net official development assistance received (current us$), per unit?
Somalia ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$), 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 official development assistance received (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
211 places, 10,652 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance received (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.