Bhutan vs Lesotho: Net official development assistance received

Bhutan
156.84 million current US$
in 2023
Lesotho
172.32 million current US$
in 2023
Bhutan rank
105th
Lesotho rank
102nd

Net official development assistance received over time

  • Bhutan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 172.32 million current US$ against 156.84 million current US$ in Bhutan, a difference of 15.48 million current US$.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Lesotho ahead.

Bhutan ranks 105th and Lesotho ranks 102nd of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 68,571 current US$ 10.48 million current US$ 10.41 million current US$ Lesotho
1970s 1.80 million current US$ 28.25 million current US$ 26.45 million current US$ Lesotho
1980s 22.49 million current US$ 101.92 million current US$ 79.43 million current US$ Lesotho
1990s 58.78 million current US$ 106.52 million current US$ 47.73 million current US$ Lesotho
2000s 75.39 million current US$ 88.17 million current US$ 12.77 million current US$ Lesotho
2010s 119.01 million current US$ 181.83 million current US$ 62.82 million current US$ Lesotho
2020s 171.02 million current US$ 169.60 million current US$ 1.42 million current US$ Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received, Bhutan or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 172.32 million current US$ against 156.84 million current US$ in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received between Bhutan and Lesotho?
15.48 million current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lesotho?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Lesotho rank globally for net official development assistance received?
Bhutan ranks 105th and Lesotho ranks 102nd of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net official development assistance received (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 11,531 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 current U.S. dollars.