Korea vs United States of America: Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income
Korea
0.1%
in 2024
United States of America
0.1%
in 2024
Korea rank
18th
United States of America rank
21st
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 21st of 47 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income, Korea or United States of America?
- Korea, at 0.1% against 0.1% in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income between Korea and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
- Korea ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 21st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%).