Malawi vs Uganda: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans

Malawi
1.43 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Uganda
1.69 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2024
Malawi rank
21st
Uganda rank
20th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.69 billion constant 2024 US$ against 1.43 billion constant 2024 US$ in Malawi, a difference of 254.89 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 20th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 160.12 million constant 2024 US$ 123.02 million constant 2024 US$ 37.10 million constant 2024 US$ Malawi
1970s 168.42 million constant 2024 US$ 112.30 million constant 2024 US$ 56.12 million constant 2024 US$ Malawi
1980s 315.25 million constant 2024 US$ 335.07 million constant 2024 US$ 19.82 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda
1990s 497.66 million constant 2024 US$ 737.29 million constant 2024 US$ 239.63 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda
2000s 993.60 million constant 2024 US$ 1.81 billion constant 2024 US$ 815.86 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda
2010s 1.15 billion constant 2024 US$ 1.59 billion constant 2024 US$ 442.87 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda
2020s 1.31 billion constant 2024 US$ 1.90 billion constant 2024 US$ 596.15 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, Malawi or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.69 billion constant 2024 US$ against 1.43 billion constant 2024 US$ in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans between Malawi and Uganda?
254.89 million constant 2024 US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans?
Malawi ranks 21st and Uganda ranks 20th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2026) – with major processing by 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 9,817 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Official development assistance component that represents grants. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.