Data for 2016

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2016

Name: Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2016
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2016, as OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2016 covers 137 countries. Syria is highest, at 73.3611; Belarus is lowest, at -0.0491. The middle country reads 2.2750. Against 2015, 137 values changed (63 up, 74 down), 1 left.

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Net Official Development Assistance Received · Data for 2016

HighestSyria

73.3611

LowestBelarus

-0.0491

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

137countries
1measure
2016the year it describes
137distinct values18 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by OECD Development Assistance Committee.
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1	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	73.3611
2	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	40.5878
3	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	28.3795
4	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	27.4253
5	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	26.2776
6	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	22.1761
7	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	19.3250
8	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	17.9790
9	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	17.5791
10	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	16.9796
11	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	15.9383
12	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	15.7429
13	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	15.5870
14	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	13.8816
15	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	13.7717
16	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	13.7642
17	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	13.3805
18	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	13.1301
19	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	12.9612
20	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	11.5759
21	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	10.7408
22	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	10.0745
23	Niger`NER`Western Africa	8.9210
24	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	8.3959
25	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	8.0474
26	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	7.5913
27	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	7.4417
28	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	7.3622
29	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	7.3408
30	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	6.6754
31	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	6.4369
32	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	6.3115
33	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	6.2881
34	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	6.1888
35	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	6.1432
36	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	5.9842
37	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	5.5600
38	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	5.4697
39	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	5.4328
40	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	5.2775
41	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	4.9194
42	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	4.8842
43	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4.8633
44	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	4.7583
45	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4.7481
46	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	4.6683
47	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	4.4512
48	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.2847
49	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	4.2497
50	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	4.1977
51	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	3.9433
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	3.4833
53	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	3.4064
54	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	3.1741
55	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	3.1383
56	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	3.1097
57	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	3.0250
58	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2.9950
59	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	2.9651
60	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	2.8558
61	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	2.7516
62	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2.6828
63	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	2.6232
64	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.6028
65	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2.5206
66	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	2.4924
67	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	2.4446
68	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	2.3755
69	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2.2750
70	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	2.2439
71	Bolivia`BOL`South America	2.0903
72	Honduras`HND`Central America	2.0417
73	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	1.9503
74	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.9373
75	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1.8744
76	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	1.6428
77	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1.6423
78	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	1.6192
79	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1.6150
80	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	1.5841
81	Guyana`GUY`South America	1.5782
82	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1.4902
83	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.4463
84	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	1.4041
85	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1.3851
86	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	1.3010
87	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	1.1961
88	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1.1313
89	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.9605
90	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.9122
91	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.8890
92	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.8663
93	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.8250
94	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.7432
95	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.6567
96	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.6271
97	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.5621
98	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.5599
99	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.5249
100	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.5177
101	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.4353
102	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.4189
103	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.4107
104	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.3973
105	Colombia`COL`South America	0.3958
106	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.3743
107	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.3559
108	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.3543
109	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.3186
110	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.3034
111	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.2547
112	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.2544
113	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.2444
114	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.2232
115	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.1877
116	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.1787
117	Peru`PER`South America	0.1741
118	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.1181
119	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.0993
120	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.0805
121	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.0801
122	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.0759
123	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0747
124	Chile`CHL`South America	0.0736
125	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.0578
126	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.0507
127	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.0410
128	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.0407
129	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0384
130	Uruguay`URY`South America	0.0333
131	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.0243
132	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.0132
133	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0005
134	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.0069
135	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.0120
136	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.0177
137	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.0491

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Syria73.3611
2Tuvalu40.5878
3Burundi28.3795
4Central African Republic27.4253
5Liberia26.2776

Lowest

137Belarus-0.0491
136Malaysia-0.0177
135Indonesia-0.0120
134China-0.0069
133Argentina0.0005

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.2750. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
137values changed, of 137 in both
63 · 74rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Syria31.0504 → 73.3611+42.3108
Burundi13.0535 → 28.3795+15.3261
Guinea-Bissau8.0722 → 15.5870+7.5148
Malawi11.6648 → 15.7429+4.0781
Tonga15.4727 → 19.3250+3.8523

Fell most

Tuvalu87.2159 → 40.5878−46.6281
Marshall Islands23.5610 → 4.9194−18.6416
Liberia37.1370 → 26.2776−10.8594
Nauru26.8067 → 16.9796−9.8271
Micronesia21.8962 → 13.3805−8.5157

− South Sudan

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 (2016). Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/oda-received/2016

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