Net official development assistance and official aid … capita aid in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net official development assistance and official aid … capita aid was 37.54 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sri Lanka, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 37.54 current US$ per person for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2023.
The figure is up 6,693.6% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sri Lanka peaked at 51.43 current US$ per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, -11.41 current US$ per person, in 2018.
That places Sri Lanka 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance and official aid … capita aid in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.15 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.13 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 1.29 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 1.04 current US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8335 current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 1965 | 1.37 current US$ per person | +64.3% |
| 1966 | 2.67 current US$ per person | +95.1% |
| 1967 | 4.07 current US$ per person | +52.4% |
| 1968 | 4.43 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 4.15 current US$ per person | -6.4% |
| 1970 | 4 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 1971 | 4.39 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 4.34 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 4.24 current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 5.78 current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 1975 | 10.44 current US$ per person | +80.4% |
| 1976 | 11.62 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1977 | 12.46 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 20.82 current US$ per person | +67.0% |
| 1979 | 21.24 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 25.67 current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1981 | 24.21 current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 26 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 28.62 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1984 | 27.75 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 28.24 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 32.26 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 26.96 current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 35.48 current US$ per person | +31.6% |
| 1989 | 33.32 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 37.67 current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 44.81 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1992 | 30.5 current US$ per person | -31.9% |
| 1993 | 31.98 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 29.66 current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 26.84 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 19.42 current US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 13.91 current US$ per person | -28.4% |
| 1998 | 17.29 current US$ per person | +24.3% |
| 1999 | 9.61 current US$ per person | -44.4% |
| 2000 | 11.53 current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 13.57 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 12.62 current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 26.36 current US$ per person | +108.9% |
| 2004 | 20.33 current US$ per person | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 51.43 current US$ per person | +153.0% |
| 2006 | 33.66 current US$ per person | -34.6% |
| 2007 | 24.72 current US$ per person | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 30.76 current US$ per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 29.22 current US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 21.98 current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 2011 | 29.16 current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 23.19 current US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 19.59 current US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 23.66 current US$ per person | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 21.22 current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 17.61 current US$ per person | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 14.74 current US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2018 | -11.41 current US$ per person | -177.4% |
| 2019 | 8.85 current US$ per person | -177.6% |
| 2020 | 10.01 current US$ per person | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 7.01 current US$ per person | -30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5526 current US$ per person | -92.1% |
| 2023 | 37.54 current US$ per person | +6693.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 37.54 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.55 current US$ per person, 64% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 37.54 current US$ per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 38.52 current US$ per person, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance and official aid … capita aid in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +6693.6% | 0.5526 current US$ per person | 37.54 current US$ per person |
| 2018 | -177.4% | 14.74 current US$ per person | -11.41 current US$ per person |
| 2019 | +177.6% | -11.41 current US$ per person | 8.85 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 current US$ per person | 0.8335 current US$ per person | 4.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.93 current US$ per person | 4 current US$ per person | 21.24 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.85 current US$ per person | 24.21 current US$ per person | 35.48 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.17 current US$ per person | 9.61 current US$ per person | 44.81 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.42 current US$ per person | 11.53 current US$ per person | 51.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.86 current US$ per person | -11.41 current US$ per person | 29.16 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.78 current US$ per person | 0.5526 current US$ per person | 37.54 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More aid effectiveness data for Sri Lanka
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 743,046 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 104,629 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 10.44 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 28.32 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 3.69 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 26.12 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 5.01 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 9.57 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 441,093 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 76.61 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Sri Lanka?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sri Lanka was 37.54 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 51.43 current US$ per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.41 current US$ per person in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Sri Lanka ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.