Data for 2008

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2008

Name: Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2008
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2008, as OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2008 covers 142 countries. Liberia is highest, at 79.8267; Thailand is lowest, at -0.2192. The middle country reads 2.8156. Against 2007, 141 values changed (67 up, 74 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.

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Net Official Development Assistance Received · Data for 2008

HighestLiberia

79.8267

LowestThailand

-0.2192

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

142countries
1measure
2008the year it describes
142distinct values16 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by OECD Development Assistance Committee.
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1	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	79.8267
2	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	73.9264
3	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	47.6018
4	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	39.2598
5	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	33.9749
6	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	32.3746
7	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	31.1489
8	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	31.1128
9	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	30.9468
10	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	28.1088
11	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	25.1618
12	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	22.3036
13	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	18.4021
14	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	16.2324
15	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	15.8305
16	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	14.4659
17	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	13.6473
18	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	13.2138
19	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	13.1138
20	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	12.7679
21	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	12.2430
22	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	11.9766
23	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	11.6013
24	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	11.5909
25	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	10.6266
26	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	10.6257
27	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	10.5003
28	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	8.8115
29	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	8.7739
30	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8.6805
31	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	8.4287
32	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	8.3146
33	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	8.2590
34	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	8.0001
35	Niger`NER`Western Africa	7.9996
36	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	7.9734
37	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.8998
38	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	7.3206
39	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	7.3164
40	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	7.2340
41	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	7.0917
42	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	6.7508
43	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	6.7441
44	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	6.5129
45	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	6.4237
46	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	6.4112
47	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	6.3420
48	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	6.2974
49	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	6.1601
50	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	6.1566
51	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	6.0483
52	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	5.2139
53	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	5.1102
54	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.8522
55	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	4.7640
56	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.6320
57	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	4.6005
58	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	4.5940
59	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	4.4843
60	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	4.2321
61	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	4.1515
62	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	4.0596
63	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.9992
64	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	3.8016
65	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	3.7708
66	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	3.7019
67	Bolivia`BOL`South America	3.6508
68	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.6152
69	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	3.5216
70	Honduras`HND`Central America	3.4296
71	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	2.8166
72	Suriname`SUR`South America	2.8147
73	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.7789
74	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2.7384
75	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	2.6602
76	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	2.4961
77	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	2.4587
78	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	2.4127
79	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2.3963
80	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.3463
81	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.2580
82	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	2.1671
83	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	2.0716
84	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2.0212
85	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	1.8491
86	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.7893
87	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1.7168
88	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	1.6784
89	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	1.5965
90	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1.4853
91	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1.4301
92	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1.4246
93	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1.3826
94	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	1.3120
95	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.2218
96	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	1.0732
97	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.0285
98	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.8941
99	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.8313
100	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.6834
101	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.5917
102	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.5738
103	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.5346
104	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.5136
105	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.4782
106	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.4338
107	Peru`PER`South America	0.4228
108	Colombia`COL`South America	0.4183
109	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.4159
110	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.4087
111	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.3989
112	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.3827
113	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.3632
114	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.3629
115	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.3462
116	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.3197
117	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.2960
118	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.2553
119	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.2328
120	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.2269
121	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.2192
122	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.2042
123	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.1853
124	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.1813
125	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.1688
126	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.1464
127	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.1455
128	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.1113
129	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.1088
130	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.0994
131	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.0849
132	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.0698
133	Chile`CHL`South America	0.0621
134	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0355
135	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.0349
136	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.0337
137	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0283
138	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.0278
139	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.0247
140	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.0190
141	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0129
142	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.2192

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Liberia79.8267
2Nauru73.9264
3Afghanistan47.6018
4Zimbabwe39.2598
5Micronesia33.9749

Lowest

142Thailand-0.2192
141Mexico0.0129
140Venezuela0.0190
139Iran0.0247
138China0.0278

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.8156. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −1countries joined / left
141values changed, of 141 in both
67 · 74rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Zimbabwe16.1412 → 39.2598+23.1186
Palau12.0929 → 22.3036+10.2107
Tuvalu21.5198 → 31.1489+9.6290
Botswana1.0300 → 7.0917+6.0617
Saint Kitts and Nevis0.5223 → 6.2974+5.7752

Fell most

Nauru89.9392 → 73.9264−16.0128
Liberia92.1417 → 79.8267−12.3150
Micronesia42.4154 → 33.9749−8.4405
São Tomé and Príncipe33.2466 → 25.1618−8.0848
Sierra Leone18.2559 → 10.5003−7.7556

+ Nigeria

− Saudi Arabia

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 (2008). Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/oda-received/2008

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