Net official development assistance and official aid … aid current in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Net official development assistance and official aid … aid current was 62.29 billion current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1960–2021
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2021, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 62.29 billion current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 66.89 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 597.35 million current US$, in 1960.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance and official aid … aid current in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 597.35 million current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 798.08 million current US$ | +33.6% |
| 1962 | 911.70 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 1963 | 904.99 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.01 billion current US$ | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 1.09 billion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 1.28 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 1.15 billion current US$ | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 1.13 billion current US$ | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 1.36 billion current US$ | +15.7% |
| 1972 | 1.45 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 1.80 billion current US$ | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 2.60 billion current US$ | +44.1% |
| 1975 | 3.50 billion current US$ | +34.5% |
| 1976 | 3.23 billion current US$ | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 3.85 billion current US$ | +19.2% |
| 1978 | 5.21 billion current US$ | +35.5% |
| 1979 | 6.66 billion current US$ | +27.9% |
| 1980 | 7.72 billion current US$ | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 7.49 billion current US$ | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 7.86 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 7.58 billion current US$ | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 8.38 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 9.22 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 11.02 billion current US$ | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 12.81 billion current US$ | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 14.50 billion current US$ | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 15.50 billion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 17.84 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1991 | 17.82 billion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 19.24 billion current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 17.35 billion current US$ | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 19.19 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 18.64 billion current US$ | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 16.35 billion current US$ | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 14.90 billion current US$ | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 14.48 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 13.23 billion current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 13.06 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 14.29 billion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 19.05 billion current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 24.88 billion current US$ | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 26.49 billion current US$ | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 32.84 billion current US$ | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 41.20 billion current US$ | +25.5% |
| 2007 | 36.17 billion current US$ | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 40.26 billion current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 44.31 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 44.36 billion current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 47.33 billion current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 46.76 billion current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 47.70 billion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.46 billion current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 44.77 billion current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 44.32 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 49.57 billion current US$ | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 50.89 billion current US$ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 53.08 billion current US$ | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 66.89 billion current US$ | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 62.29 billion current US$ | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.00 billion current US$ | 597.35 million current US$ | 1.28 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.08 billion current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | 6.66 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.21 billion current US$ | 7.49 billion current US$ | 15.50 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.90 billion current US$ | 13.23 billion current US$ | 19.24 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.25 billion current US$ | 13.06 billion current US$ | 44.31 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.53 billion current US$ | 44.32 billion current US$ | 53.08 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.59 billion current US$ | 62.29 billion current US$ | 66.89 billion current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 5 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.35 billion current US$ compare
- 6 Yemen 4.15 billion current US$ compare
- 7 Pakistan 3.96 billion current US$ compare
- 8 Palestine 3.62 billion current US$ compare
- 9 Nigeria 3.60 billion current US$ compare
- 10 Afghanistan 3.06 billion current US$ compare
- 11 Tanzania 3.06 billion current US$ compare
More aid effectiveness data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- 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?
- Net official development assistance and official aid received in Sub-Saharan Africa was 62.29 billion current US$ in 2021, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 66.89 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance and official aid received recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 597.35 million current US$ in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2021.
- Is net official development assistance and official aid received rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Net official aid refers to aid flows (net of repayments) from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. Data are in current U.S. dollars.