Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Net official development assistance received

Democratic Republic of Congo
4.35 billion current US$
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
64.84 billion current US$
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Net official development assistance received over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 64.84 billion current US$ against 4.35 billion current US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 60.49 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.9 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 169 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 102.21 million current US$ 1.00 billion current US$ 898.82 million current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 207.91 million current US$ 3.07 billion current US$ 2.86 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 446.30 million current US$ 10.20 billion current US$ 9.76 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 284.35 million current US$ 16.90 billion current US$ 16.62 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 1.85 billion current US$ 29.25 billion current US$ 27.40 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.89 billion current US$ 47.00 billion current US$ 44.12 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 3.66 billion current US$ 64.61 billion current US$ 60.95 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa

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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 64.84 billion current US$ against 4.35 billion current 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
60.49 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for net official development assistance received?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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
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 current U.S. dollars.