Somalia vs Yemen: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans
Somalia
2.66 billion
in 2024
Yemen
3.17 billion
in 2024
Somalia rank
10th
Yemen rank
7th
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.17 billion against 2.66 billion in Somalia, a difference of 502.42 million.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 7th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 214.66 million | 190.33 million | 24.33 million | Somalia |
| 1970s | 339.66 million | 671.49 million | 331.83 million | Yemen |
| 1980s | 831.94 million | 822.46 million | 9.48 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 568.94 million | 303.06 million | 265.88 million | Somalia |
| 2000s | 415.19 million | 328.18 million | 87.01 million | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion | 2.66 billion | 1.27 billion | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.61 billion | 3.69 billion | 1.08 billion | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.17 billion against 2.66 billion in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans between Somalia and Yemen?
- 502.42 million, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans?
- Somalia ranks 10th and Yemen ranks 7th 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.