Net ODA received in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Net ODA received was 2.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net ODA received in Lower middle income, 1960–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of gross capital formation.
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 2.9% for net oda received in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Lower middle income peaked at 16.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2023.
That places Lower middle income 17th out of 41 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of gross capital formation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.8% | — |
| 1961 | 10.7% | -9.4% |
| 1962 | 11.3% | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 12.6% | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 12.7% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 15.6% | +23.2% |
| 1967 | 15.0% | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 11.8% | -21.6% |
| 1969 | 10.9% | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 10.1% | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 9.8% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 11.9% | +21.0% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | +24.8% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | -11.6% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | -23.6% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 9.7% | -23.5% |
| 1982 | 8.8% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 9.7% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +30.2% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | +24.5% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 10.0% | -20.3% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 6.6% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -37.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -24.6% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +32.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 10.7% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.0% | 6.3% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.7% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 14 Tonga 84.5% compare
- 15 Palestine, State of 77.5% compare
- 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
More aid effectiveness data for Lower middle income
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 83.14 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 179.59 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.02 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 3.38 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 654.21 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.26 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 3.64 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 725.82 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 268.87 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 8.40 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Lower middle income?
- Net oda received in Lower middle income was 2.9% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2023.
- How does Lower middle income rank for net oda received?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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).