Data for 1998

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1998

Name: Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1998
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1998, as OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1998 covers 145 countries. Palau is highest, at 53.272; South Korea is lowest, at -0.013. The middle country reads 4.396. Against 1997, 145 values changed (75 up, 70 down), the same countries are covered.

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Net Official Development Assistance Received · Data for 1998

HighestPalau

53.272

LowestSouth Korea

-0.013

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

145countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
145distinct 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, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by OECD Development Assistance Committee.
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1	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	53.272
2	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	43.952
3	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	33.905
4	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	29.956
5	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	25.131
6	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	22.513
7	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	20.492
8	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	19.181
9	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	18.575
10	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	17.772
11	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	17.311
12	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	17.076
13	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	17.072
14	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	16.716
15	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	16.641
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	15.788
17	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	15.429
18	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	15.272
19	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	14.279
20	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	14.039
21	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	13.390
22	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	12.798
23	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	12.716
24	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	12.523
25	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	12.477
26	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	11.615
27	Guyana`GUY`South America	11.398
28	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	11.337
29	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	11.210
30	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.173
31	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	10.714
32	Niger`NER`Western Africa	10.664
33	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	10.502
34	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	10.182
35	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	10.076
36	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	10.056
37	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	10.039
38	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	10.007
39	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	10.002
40	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	9.949
41	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	9.602
42	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	9.403
43	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	9.023
44	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	8.405
45	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	8.308
46	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	8.299
47	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	8.058
48	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	8.047
49	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	7.785
50	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	7.764
51	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	7.749
52	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	7.631
53	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	7.033
54	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	6.660
55	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	6.609
56	Bolivia`BOL`South America	6.591
57	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	6.367
58	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	6.328
59	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	6.299
60	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	6.055
61	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	5.970
62	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	5.791
63	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	5.739
64	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5.485
65	Suriname`SUR`South America	5.356
66	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	5.324
67	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	5.188
68	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	4.850
69	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	4.841
70	Honduras`HND`Central America	4.762
71	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	4.620
72	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	4.609
73	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	4.396
74	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	3.951
75	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.887
76	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	3.576
77	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	2.974
78	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	2.907
79	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	2.826
80	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2.818
81	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.698
82	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2.309
83	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	2.304
84	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	2.302
85	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	2.180
86	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	2.164
87	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	2.140
88	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2.073
89	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1.959
90	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.941
91	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.905
92	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	1.869
93	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1.740
94	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1.619
95	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	1.482
96	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	1.405
97	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1.379
98	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.298
99	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1.199
100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1.162
101	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1.137
102	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1.125
103	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	1.121
104	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	1.062
105	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	1.043
106	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.964
107	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.962
108	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.909
109	Peru`PER`South America	0.903
110	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.787
111	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.721
112	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.713
113	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.698
114	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	0.678
115	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.675
116	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.641
117	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.625
118	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.579
119	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.546
120	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.517
121	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.515
122	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.385
123	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.344
124	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.317
125	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.305
126	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.296
127	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.272
128	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.255
129	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.254
130	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.241
131	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.222
132	Colombia`COL`South America	0.185
133	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.181
134	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.149
135	Chile`CHL`South America	0.134
136	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.109
137	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.045
138	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.031
139	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.025
140	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.020
141	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.011
142	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.010
143	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	0.008
144	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.006
145	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	-0.013

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

145South Korea-0.013
144Mexico0.006
143Macau0.008
142Türkiye0.010
141Saudi Arabia0.011

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.396. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 145 in both
75 · 70rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Palau23.800 → 53.272+29.472
Malawi8.878 → 17.311+8.433
Rwanda12.519 → 17.772+5.254
Eritrea18.076 → 22.513+4.438
Côte d’Ivoire4.063 → 8.047+3.984

Fell most

Guyana34.858 → 11.398−23.460
Tuvalu37.534 → 20.492−17.041
Republic of the Congo16.174 → 4.396−11.778
Marshall Islands39.331 → 29.956−9.375
Madagascar20.098 → 11.210−8.888

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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OECD Development Assistance Committee (1998). Net Official Development Assistance Received, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/oda-received/1998

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