North Korea vs Malta: Net official development assistance received

North Korea
14.42 million current US$
in 2023
Malta
11.04 million current US$
in 2002
North Korea rank
148th
Malta rank
151st

Net official development assistance received over time

  • North Korea
  • Malta
0100.0M200.0M300.0M196019912023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 14.42 million current US$ against 11.04 million current US$ in Malta, a difference of 3.38 million current US$.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1978 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 148th and Malta ranks 151st of 170 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 50.00 million current US$ 39.53 million current US$ 10.47 million current US$ North Korea
1980s 8.94 million current US$ 3.14 million current US$ 5.80 million current US$ North Korea
1990s 48.03 million current US$ 25.58 million current US$ 22.45 million current US$ North Korea
2000s 151.95 million current US$ 11.33 million current US$ 140.62 million current US$ North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received, North Korea or Malta?
North Korea, at 14.42 million current US$ against 11.04 million current US$ in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received between North Korea and Malta?
3.38 million current US$, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malta?
19 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2002.
How do North Korea and Malta rank globally for net official development assistance received?
North Korea ranks 148th and Malta ranks 151st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.