Kenya vs Somalia: Net official development assistance and official aid received
Kenya
2.60 billion constant 2023 US$
in 2023
Somalia
2.28 billion constant 2023 US$
in 2023
Kenya rank
14th
Somalia rank
17th
Net official development assistance and official aid received over time
- Kenya
- Somalia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2.60 billion constant 2023 US$ against 2.28 billion constant 2023 US$ in Somalia, a difference of 314.73 million constant 2023 US$.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.
Kenya ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 17th of 179 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 490.09 million constant 2023 US$ | 251.58 million constant 2023 US$ | 238.51 million constant 2023 US$ | Kenya |
| 1970s | 582.94 million constant 2023 US$ | 485.27 million constant 2023 US$ | 97.67 million constant 2023 US$ | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.23 billion constant 2023 US$ | 1.05 billion constant 2023 US$ | 183.85 million constant 2023 US$ | Kenya |
| 1990s | 999.21 million constant 2023 US$ | 562.65 million constant 2023 US$ | 436.57 million constant 2023 US$ | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.09 billion constant 2023 US$ | 402.91 million constant 2023 US$ | 686.07 million constant 2023 US$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.84 billion constant 2023 US$ | 1.33 billion constant 2023 US$ | 1.51 billion constant 2023 US$ | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.22 billion constant 2023 US$ | 2.53 billion constant 2023 US$ | 692.71 million constant 2023 US$ | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net official development assistance and official aid received, Kenya or Somalia?
- Kenya, at 2.60 billion constant 2023 US$ against 2.28 billion constant 2023 US$ in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net official development assistance and official aid received between Kenya and Somalia?
- 314.73 million constant 2023 US$, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for net official development assistance and official aid received?
- Kenya ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 17th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Development Assistance Committee - OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Net official development assistance and official aid received. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Net official development assistance, expressed in US dollars and adjusted for inflation.