Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Africa
South Africa: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 23.84 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Africa, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 23.84 current US$ per person for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2023.
That represents a change of up 44.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in South Africa peaked at 26.36 current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.25 current US$ per person, in 1993.
That places South Africa 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.25 current US$ per person | — |
| 1994 | 6.66 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 8.67 current US$ per person | +30.2% |
| 1996 | 8.03 current US$ per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 10.85 current US$ per person | +35.1% |
| 1998 | 11.16 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 11.63 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 10.39 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2001 | 9.02 current US$ per person | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 10.56 current US$ per person | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 13.24 current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 12.89 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 13.77 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 14.47 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 15.74 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 21.81 current US$ per person | +38.6% |
| 2009 | 20.77 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 19.59 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 26.36 current US$ per person | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 19.82 current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 23.69 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 19.38 current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 25.04 current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 20.61 current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 17.61 current US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 15.71 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 16.21 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 19.89 current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 16.96 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 16.51 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 23.84 current US$ per person | +44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.03 current US$ per person | 6.25 current US$ per person | 11.63 current US$ per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 14.26 current US$ per person | 9.02 current US$ per person | 21.81 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4 current US$ per person | 15.71 current US$ per person | 26.36 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3 current US$ per person | 16.51 current US$ per person | 23.84 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More aid effectiveness data for South Africa
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 789,470 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 7.80 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 66.63 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 80.84 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 20.95 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 314.43 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 111.70 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 18.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 1.00 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 6.66 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in South Africa?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Africa was 23.84 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.36 current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.25 current US$ per person in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- South Africa ranks 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) 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 (current US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.