Niger vs South Africa: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans

Niger
1.08 billion
in 2024
South Africa
1.03 billion
in 2024
Niger rank
31st
South Africa rank
32nd

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans over time

  • Niger
  • South Africa
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B196019922024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.08 billion against 1.03 billion in South Africa, a difference of 55.00 million.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 32nd of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 390.54 million 617.97 million 227.43 million South Africa
2000s 651.65 million 901.05 million 249.40 million South Africa
2010s 903.32 million 1.14 billion 234.78 million South Africa
2020s 1.36 billion 1.15 billion 213.67 million Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, Niger or South Africa?
Niger, at 1.08 billion against 1.03 billion in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans between Niger and South Africa?
55.00 million, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Niger and South Africa rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans?
Niger ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 32nd of 178 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Niger vs South Africa: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-aid-received-as-grants-and-concessional-loans/niger/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-aid-received-as-grants-and-concessional-loans/niger/south-africa/">Niger vs South Africa: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 9,817 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed