Net ODA received in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Net ODA received was 6.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net ODA received in Papua New Guinea, 1976–2023
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of imports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net oda received in Papua New Guinea is 6.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Papua New Guinea peaked at 34.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 60th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Net ODA received in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of imports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 34.5% | — |
| 1977 | 30.5% | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 28.9% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 23.9% | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 20.4% | -14.6% |
| 1981 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 20.8% | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 19.1% | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 17.6% | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 17.0% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | +33.1% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | -29.5% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +17.2% |
| 1993 | 12.1% | -32.1% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +35.5% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | -39.1% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +34.4% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -18.3% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -11.7% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +37.8% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +38.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | +117.4% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -56.6% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +2.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.3%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 6.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +117.4% | 8.0% | 17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 23.9% | 34.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 16.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 10.2% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 5.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 6.4% | 17.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 57 Bangladesh 7.3% compare
- 58 Lebanon 7.2% compare
- 59 Cape Verde 6.8% compare
- 61 Pakistan 6.0% compare
- 62 Equatorial Guinea 5.9% compare
- 63 Israel 5.4% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Papua New Guinea
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 233,697 current US$ (2020)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 18,543 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 200,971 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 55.25 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 17,505 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 1.81 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 329,401 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.11 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 557,000 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 44.34 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Papua New Guinea?
- Net oda received in Papua New Guinea was 6.5% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for net oda received?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 60th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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 imports of goods, services and primary income). 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).