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
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Low & middle income, 1960–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 20 Liberia 0.1282 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Vanuatu 0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1258 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Comoros 0.1135 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Samoa 0.1121 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Palau 0.1042 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More aid effectiveness data for Low & middle income
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 881.09 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 1.39 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 6.97 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 37.22 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 4.12 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 24.76 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 8.96 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 11.79 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 2.57 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 14.74 billion current US$ (2023)
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.