Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Asia
South Asia: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 17.04 billion constant 2023 US$ in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Asia, 1960–2021
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in constant 2023 US$.
Analysis
In 2021, net official development assistance and official aid received in South Asia stood at 17.04 billion constant 2023 US$. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in South Asia peaked at 17.04 billion constant 2023 US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.83 billion constant 2023 US$, in 2000.
That places South Asia 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Asia, year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.52 billion constant 2023 US$ | — |
| 1961 | 6.78 billion constant 2023 US$ | -9.9% |
| 1962 | 7.69 billion constant 2023 US$ | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 10.70 billion constant 2023 US$ | +39.2% |
| 1964 | 12.49 billion constant 2023 US$ | +16.8% |
| 1965 | 12.84 billion constant 2023 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 11.59 billion constant 2023 US$ | -9.8% |
| 1967 | 12.82 billion constant 2023 US$ | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 9.03 billion constant 2023 US$ | -29.6% |
| 1969 | 8.10 billion constant 2023 US$ | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 8.13 billion constant 2023 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 8.99 billion constant 2023 US$ | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 6.92 billion constant 2023 US$ | -23.1% |
| 1973 | 7.69 billion constant 2023 US$ | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 10.10 billion constant 2023 US$ | +31.4% |
| 1975 | 13.67 billion constant 2023 US$ | +35.3% |
| 1976 | 12.79 billion constant 2023 US$ | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 9.02 billion constant 2023 US$ | -29.5% |
| 1978 | 9.25 billion constant 2023 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 9.56 billion constant 2023 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 12.09 billion constant 2023 US$ | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 10.68 billion constant 2023 US$ | -11.7% |
| 1982 | 10.93 billion constant 2023 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 10.29 billion constant 2023 US$ | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 10.29 billion constant 2023 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9.92 billion constant 2023 US$ | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 9.96 billion constant 2023 US$ | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 8.41 billion constant 2023 US$ | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 9.07 billion constant 2023 US$ | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 9.16 billion constant 2023 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 7.82 billion constant 2023 US$ | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 10.15 billion constant 2023 US$ | +29.7% |
| 1992 | 8.03 billion constant 2023 US$ | -20.9% |
| 1993 | 6.28 billion constant 2023 US$ | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 7.61 billion constant 2023 US$ | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 4.98 billion constant 2023 US$ | -34.6% |
| 1996 | 5.33 billion constant 2023 US$ | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 5.33 billion constant 2023 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.62 billion constant 2023 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 4.91 billion constant 2023 US$ | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 4.83 billion constant 2023 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.96 billion constant 2023 US$ | +64.8% |
| 2002 | 8.89 billion constant 2023 US$ | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 6.96 billion constant 2023 US$ | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 7.83 billion constant 2023 US$ | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 10.24 billion constant 2023 US$ | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 9.72 billion constant 2023 US$ | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 11.25 billion constant 2023 US$ | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 11.14 billion constant 2023 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.29 billion constant 2023 US$ | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 15.14 billion constant 2023 US$ | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 16.12 billion constant 2023 US$ | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 13.62 billion constant 2023 US$ | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 13.54 billion constant 2023 US$ | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.14 billion constant 2023 US$ | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 16.76 billion constant 2023 US$ | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 14.92 billion constant 2023 US$ | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 15.83 billion constant 2023 US$ | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 12.43 billion constant 2023 US$ | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 15.37 billion constant 2023 US$ | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 16.59 billion constant 2023 US$ | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 17.04 billion constant 2023 US$ | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.95 billion constant 2023 US$ | 6.78 billion constant 2023 US$ | 12.84 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.61 billion constant 2023 US$ | 6.92 billion constant 2023 US$ | 13.67 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.08 billion constant 2023 US$ | 8.41 billion constant 2023 US$ | 12.09 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.61 billion constant 2023 US$ | 4.91 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10.15 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.31 billion constant 2023 US$ | 4.83 billion constant 2023 US$ | 14.29 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.89 billion constant 2023 US$ | 12.43 billion constant 2023 US$ | 16.76 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.81 billion constant 2023 US$ | 16.59 billion constant 2023 US$ | 17.04 billion constant 2023 US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 21 Senegal 1.86 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 22 Philippines 1.84 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 23 South Sudan 1.79 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 24 Russian Federation 1.76 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 25 Lebanon 1.75 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 26 Malawi 1.73 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 27 Cambodia 1.58 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
More aid effectiveness data for South Asia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 21.18 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 2.34 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 155.45 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 378.65 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 89.77 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 696.54 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 274.02 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 190.51 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 25.28 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 4.96 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in South Asia?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Asia was 17.04 billion constant 2023 US$ in 2021, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.04 billion constant 2023 US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 billion constant 2023 US$ in 2000.
- How does South Asia rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- South Asia ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Net official aid refers to aid flows (net of repayments) from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. Data are in constant 2023 U.S. dollars.