Uganda vs Zambia: Foreign aid received

Uganda

2.22 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Zambia

2.35 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Uganda rank

20th

Zambia rank

19th

Foreign aid received over time

Uganda
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.35 billion constant 2024 US$ against 2.22 billion constant 2024 US$ in Uganda, a difference of 126.76 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

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

Uganda ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign aid received
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, 9,847 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Official development assistance (ODA) is defined as government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.