Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Net official development assistance and official aid received was 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP for net official development assistance and official aid received in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1970.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 1969 | 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0406 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0348 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.6% |
| 2003 | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 6 Central African Republic 0.2886 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Naoero 0.2327 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Tonga 0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Ukraine 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Somalia 0.2082 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Palestine, State of 0.1945 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More aid effectiveness data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 121.61 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 460.93 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.49 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 5.04 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 658.66 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 4.30 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 2.95 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 1.40 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 303.91 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 1.70 billion current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0291 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.