Maldives vs Saint Lucia: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
Maldives
2.8%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
3.3%
in 2024
Maldives rank
67th
Saint Lucia rank
64th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- Maldives
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 3.3% against 2.8% in Maldives, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 67th and Saint Lucia ranks 64th of 169 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.0% | 5.0% | 11.0% | Maldives |
| 1980s | 19.2% | 4.0% | 15.1% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 4.0% | 4.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.7% | 0.3% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as a share of national income, Maldives or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 3.3% against 2.8% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 0.5%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Saint Lucia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Saint Lucia rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- Maldives ranks 67th and Saint Lucia ranks 64th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.