Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net official development assistance and official aid received was 58.80 billion constant 2023 US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2021
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in constant 2023 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 58.80 billion constant 2023 US$, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 66.88 billion constant 2023 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.64 billion constant 2023 US$, in 1960.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2023 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.64 billion constant 2023 US$ | — |
| 1961 | 7.41 billion constant 2023 US$ | +31.3% |
| 1962 | 7.66 billion constant 2023 US$ | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 7.45 billion constant 2023 US$ | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 8.10 billion constant 2023 US$ | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 8.35 billion constant 2023 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 8.59 billion constant 2023 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 9.37 billion constant 2023 US$ | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 8.29 billion constant 2023 US$ | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 7.63 billion constant 2023 US$ | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 7.80 billion constant 2023 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 8.28 billion constant 2023 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 7.92 billion constant 2023 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 8.56 billion constant 2023 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 11.08 billion constant 2023 US$ | +29.4% |
| 1975 | 12.81 billion constant 2023 US$ | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 11.62 billion constant 2023 US$ | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 12.67 billion constant 2023 US$ | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 14.91 billion constant 2023 US$ | +17.6% |
| 1979 | 16.76 billion constant 2023 US$ | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 17.68 billion constant 2023 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 18.41 billion constant 2023 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 19.88 billion constant 2023 US$ | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 19.52 billion constant 2023 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 22.46 billion constant 2023 US$ | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 24.30 billion constant 2023 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 23.35 billion constant 2023 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 23.13 billion constant 2023 US$ | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 24.43 billion constant 2023 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 26.36 billion constant 2023 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 26.58 billion constant 2023 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 25.86 billion constant 2023 US$ | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 26.48 billion constant 2023 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 24.93 billion constant 2023 US$ | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 26.65 billion constant 2023 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 23.11 billion constant 2023 US$ | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 20.82 billion constant 2023 US$ | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 20.77 billion constant 2023 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 20.36 billion constant 2023 US$ | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 18.62 billion constant 2023 US$ | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 19.51 billion constant 2023 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 22.03 billion constant 2023 US$ | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 28.11 billion constant 2023 US$ | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 32.04 billion constant 2023 US$ | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 30.89 billion constant 2023 US$ | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 37.06 billion constant 2023 US$ | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 45.15 billion constant 2023 US$ | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 36.76 billion constant 2023 US$ | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 39.30 billion constant 2023 US$ | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 44.78 billion constant 2023 US$ | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 44.64 billion constant 2023 US$ | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 45.23 billion constant 2023 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 45.80 billion constant 2023 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 46.21 billion constant 2023 US$ | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 44.78 billion constant 2023 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 47.55 billion constant 2023 US$ | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 47.49 billion constant 2023 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.18 billion constant 2023 US$ | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 51.35 billion constant 2023 US$ | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 54.46 billion constant 2023 US$ | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 66.88 billion constant 2023 US$ | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 58.80 billion constant 2023 US$ | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.85 billion constant 2023 US$ | 5.64 billion constant 2023 US$ | 9.37 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.24 billion constant 2023 US$ | 7.80 billion constant 2023 US$ | 16.76 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.95 billion constant 2023 US$ | 17.68 billion constant 2023 US$ | 26.36 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.42 billion constant 2023 US$ | 18.62 billion constant 2023 US$ | 26.65 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.56 billion constant 2023 US$ | 19.51 billion constant 2023 US$ | 45.15 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.97 billion constant 2023 US$ | 44.64 billion constant 2023 US$ | 54.46 billion constant 2023 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.84 billion constant 2023 US$ | 58.80 billion constant 2023 US$ | 66.88 billion constant 2023 US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 6 Yemen 4.15 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 7 Pakistan 3.96 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 8 Palestine, State of 3.62 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 9 Nigeria 3.60 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 10 Afghanistan 3.06 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.06 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
- 12 Mozambique 2.93 billion constant 2023 US$ compare
More aid effectiveness data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 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 (excluding high income)?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 58.80 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.88 billion constant 2023 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.64 billion constant 2023 US$ in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.