Net ODA received in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Net ODA received was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net ODA received in Low & middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of gross capital formation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net oda received in Low & middle income is 2.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Low & middle income peaked at 11.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
That places Low & middle income 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Net ODA received in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of gross capital formation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.7% | — |
| 1961 | 9.8% | +46.4% |
| 1962 | 11.0% | +12.2% |
| 1963 | 10.1% | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 8.3% | -18.0% |
| 1965 | 7.7% | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 7.5% | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 8.0% | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 6.7% | -16.0% |
| 1969 | 5.9% | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 5.4% | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 5.6% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 5.5% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 6.0% | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 5.5% | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | +23.5% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | -13.6% |
| 1982 | 5.2% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 6.2% | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 7.4% | +15.0% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 5.6% | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -21.3% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.2% | 5.9% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 16 Solomon Islands 76.2% compare
- 17 Mozambique 71.6% compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 61.0% compare
- 19 Vanuatu 56.7% compare
- 20 Gambia 52.6% compare
- 21 Eritrea 51.2% compare
- 22 Haiti 39.7% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Low & middle income
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 881.09 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.39 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 6.97 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 37.22 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 4.12 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 24.76 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 8.96 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 11.79 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.57 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 14.74 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Low & middle income?
- Net oda received in Low & middle income was 2.0% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for net oda received?
- Low & middle income ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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 gross capital formation). 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).