Net official development assistance and official aid received in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 11.2%
Rank
23rd
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1991
All-time low
0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Years of data
62
1960–2021

Net official development assistance and official aid received in Low & middle income, 1960–2021

0.0050.010.0150.02196019902021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Low & middle income peaked at 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2019.

Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 44 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per unit of GDP in Low & middle income, 1960 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1961 0.0167 current US$ per US$ of GDP +23.5%
1962 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1963 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.1%
1964 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.2%
1965 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.2%
1966 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1967 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1968 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.0%
1969 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.6%
1970 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
1971 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.2%
1972 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
1973 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.9%
1974 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.9%
1975 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP +14.7%
1976 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.0%
1977 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.8%
1978 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP +26.2%
1979 0.0144 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.5%
1980 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.7%
1981 0.0127 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.7%
1982 0.0118 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.4%
1983 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.3%
1984 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
1985 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1986 0.0136 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.0%
1987 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.5%
1988 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.0%
1989 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.0%
1990 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.2%
1991 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.6%
1992 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.4%
1993 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.9%
1994 0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.1%
1995 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.5%
1996 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.8%
1997 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.1%
1998 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.6%
1999 0.0103 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.3%
2000 0.0089 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2001 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.3%
2002 0.0107 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.4%
2003 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
2004 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2005 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.8%
2006 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.5%
2007 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.6%
2008 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2009 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2010 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP -15.1%
2011 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2012 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.0%
2013 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.2%
2014 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.5%
2015 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2016 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
2017 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%
2018 0.0055 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2019 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2020 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.7%
2021 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0145 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0111 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0114 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0095 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0078 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0116 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 20 Liberia 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 21 Vanuatu 0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 22 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1258 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 23 Timor-Leste 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 24 Comoros 0.1135 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 25 Samoa 0.1121 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 26 Palau 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 221 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Low & middle income?
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Low & middle income was 0.0057 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 Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2019.
How does Low & middle income rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low & middle 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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Indicator
Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
221 places, 10,730 data points, 1960–2023
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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.