Data for 2018

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2018

Name: Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2018
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2018, as OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2018 covers 134 countries. Syria is highest, at 48.2449; Sri Lanka is lowest, at -0.2686. The middle country reads 2.6193. Against 2017, 134 values changed (60 up, 74 down), 3 left.

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Net Official Development Assistance Received · Data for 2018

HighestSyria

48.2449

LowestSri Lanka

-0.2686

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

134countries
1measure
2018the year it describes
134distinct 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, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by OECD Development Assistance Committee.
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1	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	48.2449
2	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	39.3590
3	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	38.0320
4	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	30.1111
5	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	26.8587
6	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	24.4593
7	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	21.3588
8	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	20.7302
9	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	20.3062
10	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	20.0942
11	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	19.8929
12	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	19.8013
13	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	18.8481
14	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	15.6667
15	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	15.0832
16	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	14.2633
17	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	13.5337
18	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	13.3845
19	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	12.3795
20	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	12.2618
21	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	12.0506
22	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	12.0319
23	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	11.5962
24	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	10.2196
25	Niger`NER`Western Africa	9.7872
26	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	9.2876
27	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	8.0382
28	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	7.8404
29	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	7.7174
30	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	7.6086
31	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	6.4669
32	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	6.1815
33	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	6.0797
34	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	6.0295
35	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	5.9555
36	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	5.7726
37	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	5.6502
38	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	5.6016
39	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	5.5919
40	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	5.4729
41	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	5.3478
42	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	5.0532
43	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	4.7768
44	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	4.5668
45	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	4.4908
46	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	4.4370
47	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.3578
48	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4.3559
49	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	4.3072
50	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	4.2791
51	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	4.0449
52	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	3.9047
53	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	3.8616
54	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	3.4696
55	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	3.4193
56	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	3.3921
57	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	3.1701
58	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	3.0136
59	Honduras`HND`Central America	2.9990
60	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2.9716
61	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	2.8599
62	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.8411
63	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	2.8058
64	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	2.7932
65	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	2.7430
66	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	2.6757
67	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	2.6442
68	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	2.5943
69	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	2.4619
70	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	2.3769
71	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2.3168
72	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2.2426
73	Guyana`GUY`South America	2.2220
74	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	2.2032
75	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.1312
76	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	2.0569
77	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1.9371
78	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	1.7483
79	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	1.6875
80	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	1.6842
81	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	1.6621
82	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1.5886
83	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1.5368
84	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	1.4017
85	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	1.2104
86	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	1.1203
87	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.1107
88	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	1.0505
89	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1.0324
90	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1.0197
91	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.9255
92	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.9110
93	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.8119
94	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.8047
95	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.7606
96	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.7259
97	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.6524
98	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.6169
99	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.5589
100	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.5561
101	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5558
102	Colombia`COL`South America	0.5464
103	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.4374
104	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.4369
105	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.4239
106	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.3955
107	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.3933
108	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.3907
109	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.3864
110	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.2338
111	Peru`PER`South America	0.2130
112	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.2060
113	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.1949
114	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.1928
115	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.1680
116	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.1586
117	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.1539
118	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.1426
119	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.1098
120	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.0952
121	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.0921
122	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.0820
123	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.0760
124	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.0631
125	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.0583
126	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.0508
127	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0449
128	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.0402
129	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0239
130	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0145
131	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.0050
132	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.0099
133	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.0869
134	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.2686

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Syria48.2449
2Tuvalu39.3590
3Yemen38.0320
4Palau30.1111
5Central African Republic26.8587

Lowest

134Sri Lanka-0.2686
133Thailand-0.0869
132Malaysia-0.0099
131China-0.0050
130Argentina0.0145

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2.6193. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −3countries joined / left
134values changed, of 134 in both
60 · 74rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Yemen12.3880 → 38.0320+25.6440
Palau7.7946 → 30.1111+22.3165
Nauru16.8577 → 21.3588+4.5011
Central African Republic23.5075 → 26.8587+3.3513
Guinea-Bissau7.6365 → 10.2196+2.5830

Fell most

Syria66.0216 → 48.2449−17.7767
Marshall Islands27.7617 → 20.3062−7.4554
Tuvalu45.4523 → 39.3590−6.0933
Gambia19.2648 → 14.2633−5.0015
Mongolia7.7551 → 2.7932−4.9619

− Chile

− Seychelles

− Uruguay

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 (2018). Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/oda-received/2018

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