Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Net official development assistance and official aid received was 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2021.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2017.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 28th out of 44 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +202.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +202.4% | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 25 Samoa 0.1121 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Palau 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Rwanda 0.0937 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 French Polynesia 0.0899 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Lebanon 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 New Caledonia 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More aid effectiveness data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 23.96 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 24.94 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 364.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 739.82 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 164.77 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 670.73 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 874.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 195.05 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 86.76 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 665.35 million current US$ (2023)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Net official development assistance and official aid received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.