Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Arab World
Arab World: Net ODA received was 1.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Net ODA received in Arab World, 1970–2021
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net oda received in Arab World is 1.3%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 143.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Arab World peaked at 3.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.
Arab World ranks 18th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Net ODA received in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.7% | — |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +96.4% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 3.3% | +29.8% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | -10.9% |
| 1979 | 2.2% | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +79.2% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | +25.1% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -26.4% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -20.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +54.7% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +105.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -50.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -26.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +24.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received in Arab World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +105.0% | 1.2% | 2.4% |
| 1973 | +96.4% | 1.4% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More aid effectiveness data for Arab World
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 53.05 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 78.16 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 430.37 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 2.86 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 256.30 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.29 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.40 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 492.69 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 321.92 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.29 billion current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Arab World?
- Net oda received in Arab World was 1.3% in 2021, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- How does Arab World rank for net oda received?
- Arab World ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA received (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).