OECD Development Assistance Committee · Net Official Development Assistance Received
Development aid received by country
How much official development aid does a country receive, compared with its income?
Of the 130 countries compared in 2023, Tuvalu had the highest reading, 101.780%, and China had the lowest reading, -0.001%. In the middle country the figure was 2.579%. Among the 65 countries measured in every edition since 1966, the middle one moved from 2.714% to 1.753%.
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Development aid received · 2023
Context statistic
Highest of 130Tuvalu
101.780%012023 · position · derived
The highest and the lowest
The three countries with the highest values of 130 compared, the three with the lowest, and the highest on each continent. This statistic has no better end, so no country is shown as leading.
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Highest on each continent
- AfricaCentral African Republic27.252%
- Americas
Dominica7.989% - Asia
Afghanistan17.757% - Europe
Ukraine20.900% - OceaniaTuvalu101.780%
- Every region
02Every measured country
Development aid received on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value. This statistic has no better end, so the shades describe size, not success.
- -0.001–0.400%
- 0.409–1.503%
- 1.555–3.506%
- 3.682–7.995%
- 8.799–101.780%
- No reading in 2023 (32 measured in an earlier edition)
- Oceania
15.229%
the middle country, of 12 measured · 21 members
Tuvalu101.780%
Papua New Guinea2.422%Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Africa
4.113%
the middle country, of 51 measured · 55 members
Central African Republic27.252%
Algeria0.083%Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Europe
1.555%
the middle country, of 9 measured · 49 members
Ukraine20.900%
Belarus0.164%Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Asia
1.198%
the middle country, of 33 measured · 52 members
Afghanistan17.757%
China-0.001%Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Americas
0.577%
the middle country, of 25 measured · 48 members
Dominica7.989%
Mexico0.026%Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Every region
18 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- Micronesia
20.557%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 7 members
Marshall Islands39.767%
Palau10.371%Highest and lowest reading in Micronesia.
- Western Africa
5.857%
the middle country, of 16 measured · 16 members
Gambia14.608%
Nigeria0.755%Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Eastern Africa
5.557%
the middle country, of 15 measured · 19 members
Somalia20.427%
Mauritius0.600%Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Middle Africa
2.746%
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
Central African Republic27.252%
Equatorial Guinea0.102%Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Southern Africa
2.273%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Lesotho6.617%
South Africa0.400%Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- Caribbean
2.014%
the middle country, of 7 measured · 24 members
Dominica7.989%
Jamaica0.409%Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Southern Europe
1.376%
the middle country, of 6 measured · 17 members
Kosovo3.766%
Serbia0.750%Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Southern Asia
1.250%
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
Afghanistan17.757%
Iran0.053%Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- Central Asia
1.106%
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Tajikistan3.475%
Kazakhstan0.034%Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- Western Asia
1.079%
the middle country, of 8 measured · 19 members
Palestine16.243%
Türkiye0.137%Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Central America
0.800%
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
Nicaragua3.422%Mexico0.026%Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- Northern Africa
0.658%
the middle country, of 6 measured · 6 members
Sudan3.468%Algeria0.083%Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- South America
0.431%
the middle country, of 10 measured · 12 members
Bolivia1.497%
Brazil0.033%Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- South-eastern Asia
0.380%
the middle country, of 9 measured · 11 members
Timor-Leste11.335%
Malaysia0.002%Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- Eastern Asia
2 of 8 measured — too few for a middle: China, Mongolia.
Mongolia1.438%China-0.001%Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Eastern Europe
3 of 10 measured — too few for a middle: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine.
Ukraine20.900%Belarus0.164%Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Melanesia
4 of 5 measured — too few for a middle: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Solomon Islands15.912%Papua New Guinea2.422%Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Polynesia
3 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu.
Tuvalu101.780%
Samoa11.341%Highest and lowest reading in Polynesia.
03The whole field at once
The spread
130 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 2.579%; a quarter are above 6.557%, and a quarter below 0.582%. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 162 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. “=” marks a position shared with another country. OECD Development Assistance Committee ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. Neither end of this table is the good end, and the absences matter: high-income countries do not appear because they are not eligible for aid, not because they receive none. A figure above 100% is real — aid can exceed the whole economy of a very small state — and a negative one means repayments outweighed new aid.
Showing 25 of 162 countries
Values for 2023. The change column compares 2023 with 2022 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
051966–2023 · 58 reference years
Over time
Each point is one year from 1966. Aid flows respond to crises and to donor politics as much as to need, so sharp movements are common.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 65 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 130 | 2.579% | 0.582% – 6.557% | 1.753% |
| 2022 | 131 | 2.370% | 0.545% – 7.121% | 1.964% |
| 2021 | 132 | 3.094% | 0.603% – 7.280% | 2.301% |
| 2020 | 132 | 3.928% | 0.679% – 8.822% | 2.678% |
| 2019 | 133 | 2.463% | 0.497% – 6.383% | 1.976% |
| 2018 | 134 | 2.619% | 0.556% – 6.011% | 1.687% |
| 2017 | 137 | 2.406% | 0.581% – 6.342% | 1.627% |
| 2016 | 137 | 2.275% | 0.411% – 6.143% | 1.642% |
| 2015 | 138 | 2.384% | 0.476% – 6.643% | 1.397% |
| 2014 | 138 | 2.209% | 0.388% – 6.778% | 1.919% |
| 2013 | 139 | 2.676% | 0.511% – 7.509% | 2.220% |
| 2012 | 139 | 2.755% | 0.441% – 7.486% | 2.251% |
| 2011 | 140 | 2.795% | 0.479% – 6.914% | 2.013% |
| 2010 | 143 | 2.675% | 0.405% – 7.444% | 2.356% |
| 2009 | 143 | 3.169% | 0.482% – 8.317% | 2.815% |
| 2008 | 142 | 2.816% | 0.426% – 7.955% | 2.815% |
| 2007 | 142 | 3.346% | 0.425% – 8.402% | 1.583% |
| 2006 | 142 | 3.432% | 0.434% – 9.498% | 2.451% |
| 2005 | 142 | 3.619% | 0.537% – 10.032% | 2.592% |
| 2004 | 140 | 4.016% | 0.602% – 10.136% | 2.063% |
| 2003 | 140 | 3.620% | 0.862% – 11.274% | 2.227% |
| 2002 | 141 | 4.322% | 0.800% – 10.241% | 2.021% |
| 2001 | 141 | 3.680% | 0.835% – 10.107% | 2.035% |
| 2000 | 141 | 3.572% | 0.816% – 9.579% | 1.669% |
| 1999 | 146 | 3.902% | 0.926% – 9.418% | 2.446% |
| 1998 | 145 | 4.396% | 0.903% – 10.039% | 2.304% |
| 1997 | 145 | 3.962% | 0.821% – 9.574% | 2.644% |
| 1996 | 146 | 4.481% | 0.712% – 12.295% | 3.223% |
| 1995 | 152 | 4.148% | 0.509% – 12.833% | 3.666% |
| 1994 | 152 | 5.403% | 0.718% – 14.843% | 5.166% |
| 1993 | 151 | 3.946% | 0.789% – 12.565% | 5.472% |
| 1992 | 147 | 4.302% | 0.686% – 11.938% | 7.706% |
| 1991 | 141 | 4.650% | 0.738% – 12.697% | 6.906% |
| 1990 | 134 | 4.660% | 0.739% – 11.938% | 7.453% |
| 1989 | 130 | 4.556% | 0.492% – 11.723% | 5.924% |
| 1988 | 127 | 4.776% | 0.522% – 10.685% | 6.069% |
| 1987 | 126 | 5.182% | 0.765% – 10.896% | 5.460% |
| 1986 | 126 | 5.233% | 0.831% – 11.170% | 5.701% |
| 1985 | 125 | 3.865% | 0.723% – 10.824% | 4.960% |
| 1984 | 123 | 3.930% | 0.723% – 10.709% | 4.541% |
| 1983 | 123 | 3.857% | 0.603% – 10.117% | 3.966% |
| 1982 | 122 | 4.551% | 0.768% – 10.564% | 4.884% |
| 1981 | 122 | 4.715% | 0.904% – 10.337% | 4.369% |
| 1980 | 120 | 4.475% | 0.755% – 10.146% | 4.490% |
| 1979 | 113 | 3.610% | 0.658% – 9.276% | 3.972% |
| 1978 | 110 | 3.845% | 0.661% – 9.268% | 3.583% |
| 1977 | 111 | 3.236% | 0.565% – 8.586% | 2.837% |
| 1976 | 106 | 2.668% | 0.579% – 8.507% | 2.648% |
| 1975 | 105 | 2.894% | 0.634% – 7.651% | 3.013% |
| 1974 | 102 | 2.287% | 0.616% – 6.712% | 2.383% |
| 1973 | 102 | 2.056% | 0.735% – 5.780% | 2.416% |
| 1972 | 98 | 2.297% | 0.921% – 4.860% | 2.586% |
| 1971 | 98 | 2.000% | 0.801% – 5.585% | 2.535% |
| 1970 | 97 | 2.143% | 0.693% – 4.786% | 2.519% |
| 1969 | 89 | 2.313% | 0.862% – 5.039% | 2.552% |
| 1968 | 89 | 2.177% | 0.883% – 5.408% | 2.937% |
| 1967 | 88 | 2.248% | 0.922% – 5.180% | 2.515% |
| 1966 | 84 | 2.455% | 1.043% – 5.685% | 2.714% |
062022 → 2023
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions — reference years recalculated in one report, not two separate publications. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Rose most
before → after- Tuvalu85.087% → 101.780% · 1st → 1st+16.693
Grenada-8.224% → 3.219% · 131st → 58th+11.443- Palestine9.447% → 16.243% · 23rd → 11th+6.796
- Ukraine16.835% → 20.900% · 12th → 5th+4.065
- Timor-Leste7.347% → 11.335% · 32nd → 21st+3.987
Fell most
before → after
Tonga50.684% → 20.348% · 2nd → 8th−30.336- Palau22.204% → 10.371% · 9th → 23rd−11.832
- Afghanistan26.925% → 17.757% · 7th → 10th−9.168
Micronesia33.083% → 25.086% · 4th → 4th−7.997- Marshall Islands47.454% → 39.767% · 3rd → 2nd−7.687
130 countries were measured in both 2022 and 2023. The field changed from 131 to 130 countries, so a place can move for reasons that have nothing to do with the country itself.
07Across every edition
Development aid received in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
260.366%
Net ODA received (% of GNI)
Lowest reading on record
-8.224%
Net ODA received (% of GNI)
Biggest rise between editions
+212.498
47.869% → 260.366%
Biggest fall between editions
−158.960
260.366% → 101.407%
Biggest change since first measured
+101.146
0.634% → 101.780%
Highest most often
16 of 58
editions, alone at the first-listed end
08The measure
About development aid received
Official development assistance is government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of poorer countries. Measured against national income, it shows how large a part aid plays in an economy.
What the number is: Net ODA received (% of GNI).
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
Context, with no vote
This statistic is published in full under Development & Human Capital and Money & Public Finance, but does not help decide any Country Index standing.
Development & Human CapitalMoney & Public FinanceWhich statistics vote, and why
Moves with
Where development aid received is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)KeyNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 128 countries in commonρ 0.67
- Average Household SizeUN DESA Population Division · 95 countries in commonρ 0.66
- Working Poverty RateILO · 106 countries in commonρ 0.65
Moves against
Where development aid received is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 108 countries in commonρ −0.81
- Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 102 countries in commonρ −0.72
- GDP per Person EmployedWorld Bank Group · 115 countries in commonρ −0.72
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 326 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
10Keep reading
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11Questions
Development aid received: questions and answers
Which country has the highest development aid received?
Tuvalu, at 101.780%, among the 130 countries compared in 2023.
Which country has the lowest development aid received?
China, at -0.001%, among the 130 countries compared in 2023.
How many countries does the Net Official Development Assistance Received cover?
130 in 2023, and 162 at least once across all editions. The number measured varies from 84 to 152 between editions.
What is the world average development aid received?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 130 compared in 2023, the figure was 2.579%.
Is this OECD Development Assistance Committee’s own ranking?
No. OECD Development Assistance Committee publishes the values but ranks nobody; the position on this page is derived by Nations Inquiry by ordering the published values, and equal values share a position.
How often is the Net Official Development Assistance Received published?
This site holds 58 reference years, 1966–2023, all recalculated in OECD Development Assistance Committee’s 2026 report on one method — not 58 separate publications.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From OECD Development Assistance Committee, under OECD Terms and Conditions — data clause. OECD Development Assistance Committee figures, served through the World Bank's indicator API (DT.ODA.ODAT.GN.ZS). Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
12Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Net Official Development Assistance Received — OECD Development Assistance Committee
OECD Development Assistance Committee figures, served through the World Bank's indicator API (DT.ODA.ODAT.GN.ZS).
Newest edition
Report year 2023Data year 2023
Cite the source as: OECD. Development Assistance Committee statistics. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions — data clause, checked 2026-09-10.
How this page reads the numbers
- OECD Development Assistance Committee ranks nobody on this measure. The position is derived by Nations Inquiry by ordering the published values; equal values share a position.
- This statistic has no better end, so the page describes higher and lower values and never calls a country a leader.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Development aid received by country: Net Official Development Assistance Received, data from OECD Development Assistance Committee. https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/oda-received