Somalia vs Tonga: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
Somalia
20.9%
in 2024
Tonga
23.4%
in 2023
Somalia rank
10th
Tonga rank
9th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- Somalia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 23.4% against 20.9% in Somalia, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 9th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 22.0% | 30.3% | Somalia |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 14.5% | 16.8% | Somalia |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 9.8% | 1.3% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 18.1% | 4.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 32.2% | 7.2% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as a share of national income, Somalia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 23.4% against 20.9% in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between Somalia and Tonga?
- 2.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tonga?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Tonga rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- Somalia ranks 10th and Tonga ranks 9th 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.