Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Net ODA received (% of GNI) was -0.0% in 2007. ◆ Volatile
Net ODA received in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2007
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 Saudi Arabia is -0.0%, measured in 2007.
That represents a change of down 586.2% on the previous year and down 3,894.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 1962.
That places Saudi Arabia 162nd out of 163 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | -0.0% | -102.1% |
| 1962 | -0.6% | +4786.6% |
| 1963 | -0.1% | -76.2% |
| 1964 | -0.0% | -84.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -173.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -21.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +28.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +152.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -60.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -56.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +222.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +76.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +109.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +28.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -27.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -32.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +252.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -39.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -42.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -24.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -90.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +1256.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | -0.0% | -586.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's -0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%. (32 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's -0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received (% of GNI) in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -4786.6% | -0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | +1256.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2007 | -586.2% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | +252.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0% | -0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More aid effectiveness data for Saudi Arabia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 60,000 current US$ (2007)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium -210,000 current US$ (2003)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 10,000 current US$ (2004)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 10,000 current US$ (2007)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.53 million current US$ (2007)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 7.04 million current US$ (2007)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 760,000 current US$ (2007)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 60,000 current US$ (1995)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan -154.04 million current US$ (2007)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total -143.95 million current US$ (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Saudi Arabia?
- Net oda received in Saudi Arabia was -0.0% in 2007, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 1962.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for net oda received?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 162nd out of 163 countries with data for 2007.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3,894.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).