Net ODA received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net ODA received was 9.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net ODA received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1977–2023
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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 9.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 21.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1981.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Net ODA received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of imports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7.7% | — |
| 1978 | 9.1% | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 7.6% | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 9.6% | +25.6% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 12.6% | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 15.1% | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +25.3% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 19.7% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +29.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | -31.2% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +54.5% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 7.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 10.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 8.9% | 14.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 6 Micronesia (country) 45.1% compare
- 7 Burundi 42.1% compare
- 8 Malawi 41.0% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 40.4% compare
- 10 Ukraine 40.3% compare
- 11 South Sudan 35.8% compare
- 12 Eritrea 34.9% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 121.61 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 460.93 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.49 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 5.04 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 658.66 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 4.30 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 2.95 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.40 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 303.91 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.70 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Net oda received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 9.7% in 2023, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1981.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net oda received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high 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 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).