How does Sri Lanka rank for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per?

Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.

Is net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per in Sri Lanka

Name: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per in Sri Lanka
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Sri Lanka: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per was 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 28.7%

World rank

112th

of 174 countries

All-time high

0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

All-time low

0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2016

Years of data

1960–2023

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per in Sri Lanka, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per in 2023.

That represents a change of up 28.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.

That places Sri Lanka 112th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0083 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
1962	0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1963	0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1964	0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.9%
1965	0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.8%
1966	0.0162 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+101.0%
1967	0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.0%
1968	0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1969	0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1970	0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1971	0.0197 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1972	0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1973	0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.1%
1974	0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.9%
1975	0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+73.8%
1976	0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1977	0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.0%
1978	0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+166.5%
1979	0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
1980	0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1981	0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1982	0.0667 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1983	0.0698 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.6%
1984	0.0555 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.4%
1985	0.0584 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1986	0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
1987	0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.2%
1988	0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.7%
1989	0.0575 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1990	0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1991	0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1992	0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.2%
1993	0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
1994	0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1995	0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1996	0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.1%
1997	0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.7%
1998	0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.8%
1999	0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.4%
2000	0.0154 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2001	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.4%
2002	0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.2%
2003	0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.2%
2004	0.0173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2005	0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+107.5%
2006	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.3%
2007	0.0124 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.2%
2008	0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2009	0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.1%
2010	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.9%
2011	0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
2012	0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2013	0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.4%
2014	0.0039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2015	0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.1%
2016	0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-59.2%
2017	0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.2%
2018	0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2019	0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.6%
2020	0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2021	0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2022	0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.0%
2023	0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.033 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0753 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0522 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

109 Grenada 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
110 Philippines 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
111 Guatemala 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
113 Jamaica 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
114 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
115 Nigeria 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 221 places →

More aid effectiveness data for Sri Lanka

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 743,046 current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 104,629 current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 10.44 million current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 28.32 million current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 3.69 million current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 26.12 million current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 5.01 million current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 9.57 million current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 441,093 current US$ (2023)
Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 76.61 million current US$ (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per in Sri Lanka?: Net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per in Sri Lanka was 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per recorded in Sri Lanka?: The highest recorded value was 0.0814 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
What is the lowest net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per recorded in Sri Lanka?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
How does Sri Lanka rank for net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per?: Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is net bilateral aid flows from dac donors, total (current us$), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 221 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 23 August 2026

Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.