Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 17.27 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
17.27 constant 2023 US$ per person
Change on year
down 8.5%
Rank
28th
of 44 groups
All-time high
25.04 constant 2023 US$ per person
in 1961
All-time low
8.96 constant 2023 US$ per person
in 1960
Years of data
62
1960–2021
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 17.27 constant 2023 US$ per person for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 25.04 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.96 constant 2023 US$ per person, in 1960.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.96 constant 2023 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 25.04 constant 2023 US$ per person | +179.6% |
| 1962 | 24.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 24.67 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 19.84 constant 2023 US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 1965 | 23.55 constant 2023 US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1966 | 23.44 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 18.43 constant 2023 US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1968 | 18.36 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 15.04 constant 2023 US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 1970 | 15.17 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 12.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 1972 | 11.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 11.02 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 11.31 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 11.99 constant 2023 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 11.08 constant 2023 US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1977 | 9.42 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.0% |
| 1978 | 10.1 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 10.83 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 11.93 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 13.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 14.5 constant 2023 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 15.21 constant 2023 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 15.79 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 17.95 constant 2023 US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 16.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 17.41 constant 2023 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 16.58 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 17.9 constant 2023 US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 17.38 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 18.62 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 15.66 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 15.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 16.52 constant 2023 US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 15.41 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 18.69 constant 2023 US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1997 | 14.12 constant 2023 US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1998 | 14.51 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 15.28 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 12.96 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 16 constant 2023 US$ per person | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 13.22 constant 2023 US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 14.09 constant 2023 US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 14.4 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.38 constant 2023 US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 14.14 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 12.18 constant 2023 US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 15.14 constant 2023 US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 14.93 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 16.66 constant 2023 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 16.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.44 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 16.08 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.49 constant 2023 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 17.51 constant 2023 US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 19.32 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 14.07 constant 2023 US$ per person | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 16.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 13.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 18.87 constant 2023 US$ per person | +37.1% |
| 2021 | 17.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.21 constant 2023 US$ per person | 8.96 constant 2023 US$ per person | 25.04 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.52 constant 2023 US$ per person | 9.42 constant 2023 US$ per person | 15.17 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.72 constant 2023 US$ per person | 11.93 constant 2023 US$ per person | 17.95 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.19 constant 2023 US$ per person | 14.12 constant 2023 US$ per person | 18.69 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.04 constant 2023 US$ per person | 12.18 constant 2023 US$ per person | 16 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.16 constant 2023 US$ per person | 13.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | 19.32 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.07 constant 2023 US$ per person | 17.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | 18.87 constant 2023 US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 25 Jordan 247.77 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 26 Kosovo 239.06 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 27 North Macedonia 226.75 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 210.06 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 29 Fiji 205.8 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 199.96 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 31 Bhutan 199.44 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
More aid effectiveness data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 23.96 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 24.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 364.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 739.82 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 164.77 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 670.73 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 874.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 195.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 86.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 665.35 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean was 17.27 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 25.04 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.96 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.