Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita was 0.1873 current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Malaysia, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.1873 current US$ per person for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.4% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Malaysia peaked at 26.16 current US$ per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, -21.9 current US$ per person, in 1996.
Malaysia ranks 164th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.67 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.32 current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 1962 | 2.6 current US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 1.48 current US$ per person | -43.2% |
| 1964 | 1.95 current US$ per person | +31.5% |
| 1965 | 2.45 current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 1966 | 3.25 current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 1967 | 2.43 current US$ per person | -25.2% |
| 1968 | 2.64 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 3.1 current US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 1970 | 2.59 current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 4.05 current US$ per person | +56.3% |
| 1972 | 4.69 current US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 4.04 current US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 6.1 current US$ per person | +50.9% |
| 1975 | 8.56 current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1976 | 5.32 current US$ per person | -37.9% |
| 1977 | 5.85 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 6.46 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 9.87 current US$ per person | +52.8% |
| 1980 | 10.36 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 10.65 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 9.74 current US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 12.28 current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 1984 | 22.02 current US$ per person | +79.3% |
| 1985 | 14.87 current US$ per person | -32.5% |
| 1986 | 12.09 current US$ per person | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 22.24 current US$ per person | +84.0% |
| 1988 | 6.07 current US$ per person | -72.7% |
| 1989 | 7.94 current US$ per person | +30.8% |
| 1990 | 26.16 current US$ per person | +229.4% |
| 1991 | 15.7 current US$ per person | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 10.75 current US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1993 | 4.87 current US$ per person | -54.7% |
| 1994 | 3.31 current US$ per person | -31.9% |
| 1995 | 5.25 current US$ per person | +58.4% |
| 1996 | -21.9 current US$ per person | -517.1% |
| 1997 | -11.24 current US$ per person | -48.7% |
| 1998 | 9.21 current US$ per person | -181.9% |
| 1999 | 6.5 current US$ per person | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 2.12 current US$ per person | -67.4% |
| 2001 | 1.25 current US$ per person | -41.1% |
| 2002 | 3.71 current US$ per person | +197.4% |
| 2003 | 4.47 current US$ per person | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 11.85 current US$ per person | +165.0% |
| 2005 | 1.13 current US$ per person | -90.5% |
| 2006 | 9.14 current US$ per person | +707.8% |
| 2007 | 7.49 current US$ per person | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 5.67 current US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 4.97 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2858 current US$ per person | -105.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4 current US$ per person | -589.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6177 current US$ per person | -55.9% |
| 2013 | -3.76 current US$ per person | -707.9% |
| 2014 | 0.649 current US$ per person | -117.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0192 current US$ per person | -103.0% |
| 2016 | -1.63 current US$ per person | +8376.3% |
| 2017 | -0.904 current US$ per person | -44.5% |
| 2018 | -1.05 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | -0.0583 current US$ per person | -94.4% |
| 2020 | -0.1256 current US$ per person | +115.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4514 current US$ per person | -459.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1712 current US$ per person | -62.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1873 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.1873 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.55 current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.1873 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.95 current US$ per person, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -8376.3% | -0.0192 current US$ per person | -1.63 current US$ per person |
| 2013 | -707.9% | 0.6177 current US$ per person | -3.76 current US$ per person |
| 2006 | +707.8% | 1.13 current US$ per person | 9.14 current US$ per person |
| 2011 | +589.7% | -0.2858 current US$ per person | 1.4 current US$ per person |
| 1996 | -517.1% | 5.25 current US$ per person | -21.9 current US$ per person |
| 2021 | +459.2% | -0.1256 current US$ per person | 0.4514 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 current US$ per person | 1.48 current US$ per person | 3.25 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.75 current US$ per person | 2.59 current US$ per person | 9.87 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.83 current US$ per person | 6.07 current US$ per person | 22.24 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.86 current US$ per person | -21.9 current US$ per person | 26.16 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.18 current US$ per person | 1.13 current US$ per person | 11.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5034 current US$ per person | -3.76 current US$ per person | 1.4 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1711 current US$ per person | -0.1256 current US$ per person | 0.4514 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 161 Gibraltar 1.08 current US$ per person compare
- 162 Macao 0.7487 current US$ per person compare
- 163 North Korea 0.546 current US$ per person compare
- 165 China -0.1894 current US$ per person compare
- 166 South Korea -1.18 current US$ per person compare
- 167 Saudi Arabia -5.86 current US$ per person compare
More aid effectiveness data for Malaysia
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 285,903 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 8,852 current US$ (2018)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 1.53 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 4.59 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 66,303 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 14.27 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 4.56 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 4.49 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 95,490 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan -58.29 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Malaysia?
- Net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita in Malaysia was 0.1873 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.16 current US$ per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.9 current US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Malaysia rank for net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 164th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net official development assistance received (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net official development assistance received (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net official development assistance received (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net official development assistance received Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net official development assistance received (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.