Data for 1985

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1985

Name: Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1985
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1985, as OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1985 covers 125 countries. Cabo Verde is highest, at 48.1175; South Korea is lowest, at -0.0087. The middle country reads 3.8652. Against 1984, 123 values changed (77 up, 46 down), 2 countries joined.

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Net Official Development Assistance Received · Data for 1985

HighestCabo Verde

48.1175

LowestSouth Korea

-0.0087

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

125countries
1measure
1985the year it describes
125distinct values17 decimals, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1985, 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, 1985: every country, as published by OECD Development Assistance Committee.
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1	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	48.1175
2	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	47.2204
3	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	43.8961
4	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	40.9507
5	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	29.5417
6	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	24.7011
7	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	24.1422
8	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	21.6811
9	Niger`NER`Western Africa	21.2862
10	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	21.2650
11	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	21.1770
12	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	20.3019
13	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	19.1412
14	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	18.3758
15	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	18.2416
16	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	17.7494
17	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	17.4242
18	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	17.0059
19	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	16.0781
20	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	16.0439
21	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	15.3426
22	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	14.7583
23	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	14.3965
24	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	14.1527
25	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	12.6830
26	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.3839
27	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	12.1859
28	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	12.1208
29	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	12.1101
30	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	11.8783
31	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	11.8755
32	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	10.8242
33	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	10.6756
34	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	10.3472
35	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	9.5216
36	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	9.3898
37	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	9.1672
38	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	9.1242
39	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	8.7709
40	Belize`BLZ`Central America	7.9056
41	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	7.8682
42	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	7.7027
43	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	7.4600
44	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	7.4183
45	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	7.3740
46	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	7.3654
47	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	7.2001
48	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	7.1891
49	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	6.9421
50	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	6.9225
51	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	6.8305
52	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	6.0349
53	Honduras`HND`Central America	5.7518
54	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	5.1773
55	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	5.0260
56	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4.9600
57	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	4.8735
58	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	4.4763
59	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	4.3917
60	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	4.3378
61	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	4.0562
62	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	4.0085
63	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	3.8652
64	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	3.8461
65	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	3.5353
66	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	3.4100
67	Bolivia`BOL`South America	3.1812
68	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	3.1324
69	Guyana`GUY`South America	2.7853
70	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2.7734
71	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	2.5951
72	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	2.5486
73	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	2.1806
74	Peru`PER`South America	2.1554
75	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1.9907
76	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1.9620
77	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.9581
78	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	1.8641
79	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1.8420
80	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1.6096
81	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.5160
82	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1.5136
83	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	1.5110
84	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1.3536
85	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1.3523
86	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.2107
87	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1.1684
88	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.0882
89	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1.0704
90	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.8015
91	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.7959
92	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.7826
93	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.7689
94	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.7228
95	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.6860
96	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.5382
97	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.4918
98	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.4256
99	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.3952
100	Chile`CHL`South America	0.3115
101	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.3053
102	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.3019
103	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.2742
104	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.2414
105	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.1869
106	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.1762
107	Colombia`COL`South America	0.1581
108	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.1213
109	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.1033
110	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.1006
111	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0810
112	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.0587
113	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0468
114	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.0431
115	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0403
116	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.0327
117	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.0307
118	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.0277
119	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.0276
120	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.0240
121	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.0170
122	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0161
123	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.0097
124	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.0063
125	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	-0.0087

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Cabo Verde48.1175
2Kiribati47.2204
3Tuvalu43.8961
4Somalia40.9507
5Equatorial Guinea29.5417

Lowest

125South Korea-0.0087
124Iran0.0063
123United Arab Emirates0.0097
122Kuwait0.0161
121Libya0.0170

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.8652. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
123values changed, of 123 in both
77 · 46rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Kiribati37.0853 → 47.2204+10.1351
Niger11.2131 → 21.2862+10.0730
Sudan6.1238 → 14.3965+8.2727
Zambia9.6503 → 16.0781+6.4278
Chad12.2211 → 17.4242+5.2031

Fell most

Tuvalu62.1333 → 43.8961−18.2372
Gambia29.0093 → 19.1412−9.8681
Central African Republic20.9645 → 12.1101−8.8544
Liberia14.2148 → 9.5216−4.6931
Somalia44.7714 → 40.9507−3.8207

+ Angola

+ Namibia

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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How values are stored

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Every one of the 125 countries has every column.

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OECD Development Assistance Committee (1985). Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/oda-received/1985

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