Net official development assistance and official aid received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 41.79 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1960–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 41.79 constant 2023 US$ per person for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2021.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 93.83 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 15.63 constant 2023 US$ per person, in 2001.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.96 constant 2023 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 56.88 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1962 | 48.83 constant 2023 US$ per person | -14.2% |
| 1963 | 42.71 constant 2023 US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 36.88 constant 2023 US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 29.92 constant 2023 US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 1966 | 26.58 constant 2023 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 19.36 constant 2023 US$ per person | -27.2% |
| 1968 | 16.99 constant 2023 US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 17.06 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 30.58 constant 2023 US$ per person | +79.3% |
| 1971 | 27.4 constant 2023 US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 26.61 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 48.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | +83.2% |
| 1974 | 68.01 constant 2023 US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 1975 | 90.51 constant 2023 US$ per person | +33.1% |
| 1976 | 88.16 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 93.83 constant 2023 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 81.51 constant 2023 US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 81.39 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 77.96 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 73.97 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 59.89 constant 2023 US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 1983 | 51.46 constant 2023 US$ per person | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 47.67 constant 2023 US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 51.42 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 40.91 constant 2023 US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 34.54 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.6% |
| 1988 | 25.25 constant 2023 US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 24.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 54.79 constant 2023 US$ per person | +121.3% |
| 1991 | 50.79 constant 2023 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 33.83 constant 2023 US$ per person | -33.4% |
| 1993 | 25.57 constant 2023 US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 28.31 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 17.32 constant 2023 US$ per person | -38.8% |
| 1996 | 25.11 constant 2023 US$ per person | +45.0% |
| 1997 | 21 constant 2023 US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 22.07 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 18.42 constant 2023 US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 16.77 constant 2023 US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 15.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 15.78 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.98 constant 2023 US$ per person | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 25.35 constant 2023 US$ per person | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 60.22 constant 2023 US$ per person | +137.5% |
| 2006 | 34.56 constant 2023 US$ per person | -42.6% |
| 2007 | 32.77 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 40.33 constant 2023 US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 23.11 constant 2023 US$ per person | -42.7% |
| 2010 | 20.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 23.38 constant 2023 US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 19.6 constant 2023 US$ per person | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 36.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | +85.1% |
| 2014 | 44.52 constant 2023 US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2015 | 28.38 constant 2023 US$ per person | -36.3% |
| 2016 | 37.56 constant 2023 US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 2017 | 38.7 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 43.35 constant 2023 US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 37.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 37.21 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.79 constant 2023 US$ per person | +12.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance and official aid received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +137.5% | 25.35 constant 2023 US$ per person | 60.22 constant 2023 US$ per person |
| 1990 | +121.3% | 24.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | 54.79 constant 2023 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.82 constant 2023 US$ per person | 16.99 constant 2023 US$ per person | 56.88 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | 26.61 constant 2023 US$ per person | 93.83 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.78 constant 2023 US$ per person | 24.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | 77.96 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.72 constant 2023 US$ per person | 17.32 constant 2023 US$ per person | 54.79 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.65 constant 2023 US$ per person | 15.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | 60.22 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.91 constant 2023 US$ per person | 19.6 constant 2023 US$ per person | 44.52 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.5 constant 2023 US$ per person | 37.21 constant 2023 US$ per person | 41.79 constant 2023 US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 655.57 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 15 Turks and Caicos Islands 626.98 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 16 Samoa 540.8 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 17 Vanuatu 468.32 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 427.78 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 390.19 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 20 Maldives 381.2 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
More aid effectiveness data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 76.21 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 92.27 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 582.75 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 2.51 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 387.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 3.31 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 1.27 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 708.38 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 256.22 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.83 billion current US$ (2023)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 41.79 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 93.83 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.63 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.