Iraq vs Somalia: Net official development assistance received
Net official development assistance received over time
- Iraq
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.28 billion current US$ against 2.01 billion current US$ in Iraq, a difference of 273.62 million current US$.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Iraq ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 17th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.78 million current US$ | 27.88 million current US$ | 23.10 million current US$ | Somalia |
| 1970s | 37.98 million current US$ | 125.85 million current US$ | 87.86 million current US$ | Somalia |
| 1980s | 43.56 million current US$ | 432.00 million current US$ | 388.44 million current US$ | Somalia |
| 1990s | 227.49 million current US$ | 333.64 million current US$ | 106.16 million current US$ | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.01 billion current US$ | 323.94 million current US$ | 5.69 billion current US$ | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.93 billion current US$ | 1.23 billion current US$ | 705.66 million current US$ | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.94 billion current US$ | 2.42 billion current US$ | 484.36 million current US$ | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net official development assistance received, Iraq or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.28 billion current US$ against 2.01 billion current US$ in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net official development assistance received between Iraq and Somalia?
- 273.62 million current US$, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Somalia rank globally for net official development assistance received?
- Iraq ranks 20th and Somalia ranks 17th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.