Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Net official development assistance received

Kenya
2.60 billion current US$
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
53.98 billion current US$
in 2021
Kenya rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
12th

Net official development assistance received over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 53.98 billion current US$ against 2.60 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 51.38 billion current US$.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 20.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 171 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 144.17 million current US$ 2.87 billion current US$ 2.73 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 545.06 million current US$ 9.51 billion current US$ 8.96 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 708.07 million current US$ 15.78 billion current US$ 15.07 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 872.68 million current US$ 26.87 billion current US$ 26.00 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.54 billion current US$ 42.26 billion current US$ 39.72 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 3.58 billion current US$ 56.86 billion current US$ 53.27 billion current US$ Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 53.98 billion current US$ against 2.60 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
51.38 billion current US$, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for net official development assistance received?
Kenya ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$). 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
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.