Net official development assistance and official aid received in World

World: Net official development assistance and official aid received was 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 8.5%
Rank
1st
of 3 groups
All-time high
0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1961
All-time low
0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2000
Years of data
62
1960–2021

Net official development assistance and official aid received in World, 1960–2021

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for net official development assistance and official aid received in World is 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in World peaked at 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2000.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Net official development assistance and official aid received in World, year by year

Annual values for Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$), per unit of GDP in World, 1960 to 2021.
Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1960 0.0031 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1961 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.6%
1962 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1963 0.0035 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.5%
1964 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.5%
1965 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.3%
1966 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.2%
1967 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
1968 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP -16.4%
1969 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1970 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1971 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
1972 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.2%
1973 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.0%
1974 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.9%
1975 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.3%
1976 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.2%
1977 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.6%
1978 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.3%
1979 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
1980 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.6%
1981 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.1%
1982 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1983 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.0%
1984 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.3%
1985 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.8%
1986 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
1987 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.1%
1988 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
1989 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
1990 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP +17.5%
1991 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.9%
1992 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.4%
1993 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.1%
1994 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.6%
1995 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.4%
1996 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.5%
1997 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.5%
1998 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.1%
1999 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2000 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.1%
2001 0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2002 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.8%
2003 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2004 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2005 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP +13.7%
2006 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2007 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP -10.3%
2008 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
2009 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.2%
2010 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.8%
2011 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2012 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.3%
2013 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.1%
2014 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.1%
2015 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.8%
2016 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
2017 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.4%
2018 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
2019 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2020 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP +22.0%
2021 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1970s 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0.0024 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0028 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Tuvalu 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 2 Marshall Islands 0.4778 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 3 Yemen 0.3696 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 4 Kiribati 0.3371 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net official development assistance and official aid received in World?
Net official development assistance and official aid received in World was 0.002 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2000.
How does World rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
World ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2021.
Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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.