Net official development assistance and official aid received in OECD members
OECD members: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 2.48 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2021. ▼ Falling
Net official development assistance and official aid received in OECD members, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, net official development assistance and official aid received in OECD members stood at 2.48 constant 2023 US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in OECD members peaked at 10.66 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.39 constant 2023 US$ per person, in 2005.
That places OECD members 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in OECD members, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.86 constant 2023 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 4.71 constant 2023 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 4.71 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.61 constant 2023 US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 1974 | 2.41 constant 2023 US$ per person | -33.2% |
| 1975 | 3.89 constant 2023 US$ per person | +61.2% |
| 1976 | 4.11 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 4.12 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.05 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 5.47 constant 2023 US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 1980 | 5.1 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 4.8 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 4.22 constant 2023 US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 4.73 constant 2023 US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 3.93 constant 2023 US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 5.49 constant 2023 US$ per person | +39.8% |
| 1986 | 5.28 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 3.73 constant 2023 US$ per person | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 3.33 constant 2023 US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 3.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 6.69 constant 2023 US$ per person | +120.7% |
| 1991 | 10.66 constant 2023 US$ per person | +59.3% |
| 1992 | 7.05 constant 2023 US$ per person | -33.9% |
| 1993 | 5.33 constant 2023 US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 5.81 constant 2023 US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 5.69 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 5.81 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 3.8 constant 2023 US$ per person | -34.6% |
| 1998 | 4.29 constant 2023 US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 4.67 constant 2023 US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 5.01 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 4.22 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 4.01 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 4.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.23 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.39 constant 2023 US$ per person | -67.2% |
| 2006 | 1.8 constant 2023 US$ per person | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5 constant 2023 US$ per person | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9 constant 2023 US$ per person | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 2.18 constant 2023 US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 1.86 constant 2023 US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 4.02 constant 2023 US$ per person | +116.5% |
| 2012 | 3.38 constant 2023 US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 4.15 constant 2023 US$ per person | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 3.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | -21.6% |
| 2016 | 4.72 constant 2023 US$ per person | +45.0% |
| 2017 | 3.86 constant 2023 US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 2018 | 2.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | -30.7% |
| 2019 | 1.61 constant 2023 US$ per person | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 2.49 constant 2023 US$ per person | +54.4% |
| 2021 | 2.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.19 constant 2023 US$ per person | 2.41 constant 2023 US$ per person | 5.47 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.36 constant 2023 US$ per person | 3.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | 5.49 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.98 constant 2023 US$ per person | 3.8 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10.66 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | 1.39 constant 2023 US$ per person | 5.01 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | 1.61 constant 2023 US$ per person | 4.72 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 constant 2023 US$ per person | 2.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | 2.49 constant 2023 US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 37 South Sudan 156.03 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 38 Albania 149.54 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 39 Montenegro 148.12 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 40 Central African Republic 143.16 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 41 Gambia 127.46 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 42 Somalia 124.25 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 43 Estonia 121.8 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
More aid effectiveness data for OECD members
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 31.84 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 14.83 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 75.99 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 120.64 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 39.41 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 387.66 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 673.54 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 108.61 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 45.96 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 477.76 million current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in OECD members?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in OECD members was 2.48 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 10.66 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2005.
- How does OECD members rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- OECD members ranks 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.