Data for 1978

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1978

Name: Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1978
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1978, as OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1978 covers 110 countries. Somalia is highest, at 46.6253; Venezuela is lowest, at -0.0383. The middle country reads 3.8453. Against 1977, 109 values changed (65 up, 44 down), 1 country joined, 2 left.

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Net Official Development Assistance Received · Data for 1978

HighestSomalia

46.6253

LowestVenezuela

-0.0383

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

110countries
1measure
1978the year it describes
110distinct values17 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1978, as published. OECD Development Assistance Committee ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1978: every country, as published by OECD Development Assistance Committee.
derived
1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	46.6253
2	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	38.2592
3	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	38.1982
4	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	38.1931
5	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	30.8777
6	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	24.4278
7	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	23.1716
8	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	20.4514
9	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	19.9618
10	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	19.0684
11	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	17.9510
12	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	15.8882
13	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	15.1558
14	Belize`BLZ`Central America	14.0695
15	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	13.8405
16	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	13.7879
17	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	13.5945
18	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	12.7347
19	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	12.4890
20	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	12.4059
21	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	11.9111
22	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	11.6479
23	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	11.1194
24	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	10.9970
25	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	10.7123
26	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	10.1941
27	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	9.7384
28	Suriname`SUR`South America	9.3525
29	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	9.0148
30	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	8.9100
31	Niger`NER`Western Africa	8.8980
32	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	8.3282
33	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	7.2973
34	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	7.2421
35	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	6.9837
36	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	6.8946
37	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	6.6317
38	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	6.4942
39	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	5.6488
40	Guyana`GUY`South America	5.4193
41	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	5.3975
42	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	5.2616
43	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	4.8845
44	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	4.8006
45	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	4.6935
46	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	4.6809
47	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4.5582
48	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	4.5459
49	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.3611
50	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	4.2869
51	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	4.2586
52	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	4.2565
53	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	4.2192
54	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	4.2125
55	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	4.1077
56	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	3.5829
57	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	3.3898
58	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	3.2903
59	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	3.1944
60	Bolivia`BOL`South America	3.1534
61	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	3.0700
62	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	2.9825
63	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	2.3163
64	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	2.3075
65	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	2.2100
66	Honduras`HND`Central America	2.1786
67	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	2.0643
68	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	2.0082
69	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	1.7065
70	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1.6365
71	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	1.4886
72	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.3399
73	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	1.2646
74	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1.1798
75	Peru`PER`South America	1.1086
76	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1.0947
77	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1.0734
78	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.0452
79	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.9658
80	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.8250
81	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.7964
82	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.7582
83	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.6284
84	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.5300
85	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.5096
86	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.4271
87	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.3163
88	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.3100
89	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.2742
90	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.2682
91	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.2676
92	Colombia`COL`South America	0.2511
93	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.2322
94	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.2307
95	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.1107
96	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.1076
97	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.0918
98	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.0884
99	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0455
100	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.0452
101	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.0252
102	Chile`CHL`South America	0.0237
103	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0189
104	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0174
105	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.0129
106	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.0077
107	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.0071
108	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0052
109	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.0039
110	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-0.0383

02In 1978

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia46.6253
2Solomon Islands38.2592
3Tuvalu38.1982
4Maldives38.1931
5Mauritania30.8777

Lowest

110Venezuela-0.0383
109Qatar0.0039
108Kuwait0.0052
107United Arab Emirates0.0071
106Saudi Arabia0.0077

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.8453. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031977 → 1978

Since 1977

What changed between 1977 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −2countries joined / left
109values changed, of 109 in both
65 · 44rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Maldives20.0975 → 38.1931+18.0956
Myanmar10.5543 → 23.1716+12.6173
Solomon Islands27.4212 → 38.2592+10.8379
Mauritania23.5450 → 30.8777+7.3327
Sri Lanka4.9691 → 11.9111+6.9420

Fell most

Oman14.0705 → 2.3075−11.7630
Cyprus12.7785 → 4.8845−7.8940
Suriname14.9659 → 9.3525−5.6133
Syria13.8391 → 10.1941−3.6450
Samoa16.8891 → 13.8405−3.0487

+ Kiribati

− Equatorial Guinea

− Nauru

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1978.
The position is ours
OECD Development Assistance Committee publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 110 countries has every column.

05The files

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OECD Development Assistance Committee (1978). Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1978 [data set], describing 1978. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/oda-received/1978

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