Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net official development assistance received
Net official development assistance received over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 64.84 billion current US$ against 3.06 billion current US$ in Afghanistan, a difference of 61.78 billion current US$.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 170 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.40 million current US$ | 1.00 billion current US$ | 965.64 million current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 62.55 million current US$ | 3.07 billion current US$ | 3.01 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 36.98 million current US$ | 10.20 billion current US$ | 10.17 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 220.62 million current US$ | 16.90 billion current US$ | 16.68 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.72 billion current US$ | 29.25 billion current US$ | 26.53 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 4.97 billion current US$ | 47.00 billion current US$ | 42.03 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.97 billion current US$ | 64.61 billion current US$ | 60.64 billion current US$ | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net official development assistance received, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 64.84 billion current US$ against 3.06 billion current US$ in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net official development assistance received between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 61.78 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for net official development assistance received?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$). 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). Data are in current U.S. dollars.