South Korea vs Singapore: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP

South Korea
0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1999
Singapore
0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1995
South Korea rank
147th
Singapore rank
149th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP over time

  • South Korea
  • Singapore
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 147th and Singapore ranks 149th of 163 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3877 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0203 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3674 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1970s 0.0195 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0162 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1980s 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore
1990s 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp, South Korea or Singapore?
South Korea, at 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 1999.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp between South Korea and Singapore?
0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Singapore?
36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1995.
How do South Korea and Singapore rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
South Korea ranks 147th and Singapore ranks 149th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
163 places, 8,197 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.