Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in South Sudan
South Sudan: Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid was 2,835 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Sudan, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance and official aid received in South Sudan is 2,835 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in South Sudan peaked at 3,455 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,877 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 101st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net official development assistance … square kilometre aid in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,877 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 2,214 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 3,108 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 2015 | 2,650 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 2,511 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 3,455 current US$ per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2018 | 2,496 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 2,655 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 2,887 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 3,356 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 3,288 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 2,835 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.8% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 2,835 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 4,692 current US$ per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 2,835 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,836 current US$ per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,621 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,877 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,455 current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,092 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,835 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,356 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 98 Hungary 3,370 current US$ per square kilometre
- 99 Estonia 3,195 current US$ per square kilometre
- 100 Gibraltar 3,000 current US$ per square kilometre
- 102 Costa Rica 2,832 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 103 Uzbekistan 2,723 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 104 Croatia 2,689 current US$ per square kilometre
More aid effectiveness data for South Sudan
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 707,748 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 2,956 current US$ (2021)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 79.69 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 106.89 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 35.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 95.71 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 16.35 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 68.64 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.00 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 46.87 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in South Sudan?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in South Sudan was 2,835 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 3,455 current US$ per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,877 current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- South Sudan ranks 101st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.