South Asia vs Zambia: Net official development assistance received

South Asia
10.66 billion current US$
in 2023
Zambia
1.42 billion current US$
in 2023
South Asia rank
32nd
Zambia rank
31st

Net official development assistance received over time

  • South Asia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 10.66 billion current US$ against 1.42 billion current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 9.23 billion current US$.

That makes South Asia's figure about 7.5 times Zambia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 46 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.03 billion current US$ 18.57 million current US$ 1.02 billion current US$ South Asia
1970s 1.88 billion current US$ 87.47 million current US$ 1.79 billion current US$ South Asia
1980s 3.80 billion current US$ 334.87 million current US$ 3.46 billion current US$ South Asia
1990s 3.98 billion current US$ 818.54 million current US$ 3.16 billion current US$ South Asia
2000s 3.86 billion current US$ 1.01 billion current US$ 2.85 billion current US$ South Asia
2010s 6.98 billion current US$ 977.22 million current US$ 6.01 billion current US$ South Asia
2020s 10.14 billion current US$ 1.34 billion current US$ 8.81 billion current US$ South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net official development assistance received, South Asia or Zambia?
South Asia, at 10.66 billion current US$ against 1.42 billion current US$ in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in net official development assistance received between South Asia and Zambia?
9.23 billion current US$, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do South Asia and Zambia rank globally for net official development assistance received?
South Asia ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 31st of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Net official development assistance received (current US$). 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.