Data for 2021

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2021

Name: Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2021
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2021, as OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2021 covers 132 countries. Syria is highest, at 67.4383; China is lowest, at -0.0031. The middle country reads 3.0940. Against 2020, 132 values changed (37 up, 95 down), the same countries are covered.

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Net Official Development Assistance Received · Data for 2021

HighestSyria

67.4383

LowestChina

-0.0031

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

132countries
1measure
2021the year it describes
132distinct 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by OECD Development Assistance Committee.
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1	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	67.4383
2	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	43.4974
3	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	37.4067
4	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	32.7038
5	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	29.6448
6	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	25.4959
7	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	24.5614
8	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	20.7309
9	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	20.1899
10	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	18.4319
11	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	17.9499
12	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	16.7878
13	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	16.2806
14	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	15.6758
15	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	14.4869
16	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	14.4437
17	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	14.2129
18	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	14.0347
19	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	13.8455
20	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	13.2493
21	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	12.6818
22	Niger`NER`Western Africa	12.2914
23	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	12.0208
24	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	11.9716
25	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	11.6212
26	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	10.1605
27	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	10.0240
28	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	9.9485
29	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	9.8750
30	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	8.8652
31	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	8.6909
32	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	7.5872
33	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	7.4067
34	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	7.2378
35	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	6.8069
36	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	6.6583
37	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	6.6159
38	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	6.4898
39	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	6.4713
40	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	6.4095
41	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	6.3275
42	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	5.6009
43	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	5.4795
44	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	5.3489
45	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	5.3417
46	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	5.2592
47	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	5.1821
48	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	5.1781
49	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	4.9904
50	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	4.9130
51	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	4.8662
52	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	4.8389
53	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	4.7397
54	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	4.5846
55	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4.3591
56	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.3555
57	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	4.3097
58	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	4.2785
59	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	4.1136
60	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	3.8762
61	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	3.7714
62	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	3.7529
63	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	3.6271
64	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	3.5678
65	Belize`BLZ`Central America	3.3129
66	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	3.2495
67	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	2.9384
68	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	2.8366
69	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	2.5797
70	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	2.5340
71	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	2.4355
72	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	2.4294
73	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.4197
74	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	2.4058
75	Honduras`HND`Central America	2.4001
76	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	2.3091
77	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	2.3008
78	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	2.2568
79	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	2.2361
80	Guyana`GUY`South America	2.1724
81	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	2.1708
82	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1.9630
83	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	1.6501
84	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	1.5602
85	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	1.5393
86	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	1.4266
87	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	1.2077
88	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.1618
89	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1.1424
90	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1.0838
91	Suriname`SUR`South America	1.0699
92	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.9934
93	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.8714
94	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.8498
95	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.8384
96	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.7839
97	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.7106
98	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.6099
99	Colombia`COL`South America	0.6077
100	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.5878
101	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.5462
102	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.5259
103	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.4986
104	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.4938
105	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.4594
106	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.4006
107	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.3964
108	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.3857
109	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.3419
110	Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.2863
111	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.2531
112	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.2101
113	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.1795
114	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.1518
115	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.1460
116	Peru`PER`South America	0.1459
117	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.1313
118	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.1280
119	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.1257
120	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.1188
121	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.1157
122	India`IND`Southern Asia	0.1002
123	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.0749
124	Brazil`BRA`South America	0.0689
125	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.0543
126	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.0440
127	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.0338
128	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0328
129	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.0273
130	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.0201
131	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.0043
132	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.0031

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Syria67.4383
2Tuvalu43.4974
3Marshall Islands37.4067
4Afghanistan32.7038
5Micronesia29.6448

Lowest

132China-0.0031
131Malaysia0.0043
130Azerbaijan0.0201
129Thailand0.0273
128Argentina0.0328

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3.0940. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
132values changed, of 132 in both
37 · 95rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Afghanistan20.9415 → 32.7038+11.7623
Fiji4.9758 → 15.6758+10.6999
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8.8882 → 14.4869+5.5988
Solomon Islands13.6326 → 16.7878+3.1552
Burundi15.2344 → 17.9499+2.7154

Fell most

Marshall Islands63.7483 → 37.4067−26.3416
Tuvalu60.6779 → 43.4974−17.1805
Syria83.6398 → 67.4383−16.2015
Micronesia39.8732 → 29.6448−10.2284
Somalia35.4514 → 25.4959−9.9555

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 (2021). Net Official Development Assistance Received, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/oda-received/2021

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