Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Net official development assistance and official aid received was 42.63 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 42.63 constant 2023 US$ per person.
That represents a change of down 16.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 53.08 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23.07 constant 2023 US$ per person, in 1972.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 16th out of 44 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 23.83 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 23.07 constant 2023 US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 23.94 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 31.84 constant 2023 US$ per person | +33.0% |
| 1975 | 36.14 constant 2023 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1976 | 32.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 1977 | 33.67 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 38.22 constant 2023 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 42.17 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 43.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 44.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 45.69 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 43.5 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 45.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 48.94 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 47.11 constant 2023 US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 45.09 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 46.53 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 48.27 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 48.77 constant 2023 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 45.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 45.25 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 42.35 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 42.73 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 36.8 constant 2023 US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 31 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 29.45 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 29.01 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 25.98 constant 2023 US$ per person | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 26.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 29.2 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 36.45 constant 2023 US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 40.2 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 37.58 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 44.54 constant 2023 US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 53.08 constant 2023 US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 40.95 constant 2023 US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 41.9 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 45.89 constant 2023 US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 45.59 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 43.39 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.3 constant 2023 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 41.59 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 39.61 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 42.68 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 40.53 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 41.95 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 51.14 constant 2023 US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 2021 | 42.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.85 constant 2023 US$ per person | 23.07 constant 2023 US$ per person | 42.17 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.86 constant 2023 US$ per person | 43.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | 48.94 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7 constant 2023 US$ per person | 25.98 constant 2023 US$ per person | 48.77 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | 26.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | 53.08 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.28 constant 2023 US$ per person | 39.3 constant 2023 US$ per person | 45.59 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.88 constant 2023 US$ per person | 42.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | 51.14 constant 2023 US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 13 Palestine, State of 701.51 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 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
More aid effectiveness data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 57.53 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 427.96 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.14 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 3.13 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 511.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 2.46 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 3.18 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.07 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 306.28 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.26 billion current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 42.63 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.08 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.07 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1972.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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$) ÷ Population, total
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- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.