Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 49.09 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
49.09 constant 2023 US$ per person
Change on year
down 14.3%
Rank
10th
of 44 groups
All-time high
57.26 constant 2023 US$ per person
in 2020
All-time low
24.82 constant 2023 US$ per person
in 1960
Years of data
62
1960–2021
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2023 US$ per person.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 49.09 constant 2023 US$ per person for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2021.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 57.26 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.82 constant 2023 US$ per person, in 1960.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.82 constant 2023 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 31.8 constant 2023 US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 1962 | 32.06 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 30.45 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 32.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 32.44 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 32.5 constant 2023 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 34.58 constant 2023 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 29.84 constant 2023 US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1969 | 26.69 constant 2023 US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 26.64 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 27.61 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 25.71 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 27.03 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 34.13 constant 2023 US$ per person | +26.3% |
| 1975 | 38.08 constant 2023 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 33.58 constant 2023 US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 35.66 constant 2023 US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 40.73 constant 2023 US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1979 | 44.46 constant 2023 US$ per person | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 45.52 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 46 constant 2023 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.19 constant 2023 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 45.9 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 51.33 constant 2023 US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 54 constant 2023 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 50.41 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 48.6 constant 2023 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 49.82 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 52.29 constant 2023 US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 51.29 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 48.53 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 48.34 constant 2023 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.29 constant 2023 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 46.02 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 38.86 constant 2023 US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 34.11 constant 2023 US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 33.13 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 31.65 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 28.15 constant 2023 US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 28.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 31.56 constant 2023 US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 39.3 constant 2023 US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 43.47 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 40.8 constant 2023 US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 47.64 constant 2023 US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2006 | 56.43 constant 2023 US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 44.71 constant 2023 US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 46.48 constant 2023 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 51.53 constant 2023 US$ per person | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 50.07 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 49.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 48.54 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 47.63 constant 2023 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 44.91 constant 2023 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 46.42 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 45.14 constant 2023 US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 48.32 constant 2023 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 46.3 constant 2023 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 47.9 constant 2023 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 57.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 49.09 constant 2023 US$ per person | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.74 constant 2023 US$ per person | 24.82 constant 2023 US$ per person | 34.58 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.36 constant 2023 US$ per person | 25.71 constant 2023 US$ per person | 44.46 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.21 constant 2023 US$ per person | 45.52 constant 2023 US$ per person | 54 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.44 constant 2023 US$ per person | 28.15 constant 2023 US$ per person | 51.29 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.07 constant 2023 US$ per person | 28.76 constant 2023 US$ per person | 56.43 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.45 constant 2023 US$ per person | 44.91 constant 2023 US$ per person | 50.07 constant 2023 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.18 constant 2023 US$ per person | 49.09 constant 2023 US$ per person | 57.26 constant 2023 US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 7 Palau 1,624 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 8 Tonga 1,239 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 9 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,117 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 10 Ukraine 1,032 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 11 Dominica 791.41 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 12 Kiribati 741.9 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
- 13 Palestine, State of 701.51 constant 2023 US$ per person compare
More aid effectiveness data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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 official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa was 49.09 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?
- The highest recorded value was 57.26 constant 2023 US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.82 constant 2023 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 10th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.