Afghanistan vs Somalia: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans
Afghanistan
2.22 billion
in 2024
Somalia
2.66 billion
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
12th
Somalia rank
10th
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans over time
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.66 billion against 2.22 billion in Afghanistan, a difference of 446.96 million.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 10th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220.50 million | 214.66 million | 5.84 million | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 192.88 million | 339.66 million | 146.78 million | Somalia |
| 1980s | 96.05 million | 831.94 million | 735.89 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 361.90 million | 568.94 million | 207.04 million | Somalia |
| 2000s | 3.48 billion | 415.19 million | 3.07 billion | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.75 billion | 1.39 billion | 4.36 billion | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.81 billion | 2.61 billion | 1.19 billion | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, Afghanistan or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.66 billion against 2.22 billion in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans between Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 446.96 million, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans?
- Afghanistan ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 10th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.