Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Net official development assistance and official aid received was 45.05 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 45.05 current US$ per person, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 51.14 current US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.52 current US$ per person, in 1970.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.52 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 3.86 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 4.19 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 4.97 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1974 | 7.39 current US$ per person | +48.7% |
| 1975 | 9.82 current US$ per person | +32.8% |
| 1976 | 8.85 current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 10.16 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 13.3 current US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 1979 | 16.68 current US$ per person | +25.4% |
| 1980 | 18.92 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 1981 | 17.92 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 17.97 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 16.84 current US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 16.91 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 18.56 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 22.13 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1987 | 24.84 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 27.5 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 28.28 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 32.54 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 31.3 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 32.76 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 29.39 current US$ per person | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 30.87 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 29.72 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 24.38 current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 21.18 current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 20.64 current US$ per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 18.48 current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 17.69 current US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 18.9 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 24.58 current US$ per person | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 31.22 current US$ per person | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 32.26 current US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 39.5 current US$ per person | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 48.47 current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 40.26 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 42.79 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 45.24 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 45.09 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 46.48 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 44.21 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 44.62 current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.73 current US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 39.19 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 36.97 current US$ per person | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 40.54 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 40.13 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 40.85 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 51.14 current US$ per person | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 45.05 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.27 current US$ per person | 3.52 current US$ per person | 16.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.99 current US$ per person | 16.84 current US$ per person | 28.28 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.13 current US$ per person | 18.48 current US$ per person | 32.76 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.09 current US$ per person | 17.69 current US$ per person | 48.47 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.88 current US$ per person | 36.97 current US$ per person | 46.48 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1 current US$ per person | 45.05 current US$ per person | 51.14 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 638.37 current US$ per person compare
- 15 Turks and Caicos Islands 585.84 current US$ per person compare
- 16 Samoa 540.8 current US$ per person compare
- 17 Vanuatu 468.32 current US$ per person compare
- 18 Moldova 427.78 current US$ per person compare
- 19 Syria 390.19 current US$ per person compare
- 20 Israel 389.45 current US$ per person compare
More aid effectiveness data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 57.53 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 427.96 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.14 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 3.13 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 511.02 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 2.46 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 3.18 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.07 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 306.28 million current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.26 billion current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 45.05 current 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 51.14 current US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.52 current US$ per person in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.