Canada vs South Korea: Official development assistance to least-developed countries
Canada
1.63 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
South Korea
1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
Canada rank
6th
South Korea rank
9th
Official development assistance to least-developed countries over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.63 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars in South Korea, a difference of 449.01 million millions of constant united states dollars.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 9th of 47 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 168.79 million millions of constant united states dollars | 1.15 billion millions of constant united states dollars | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.86 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 690.83 million millions of constant united states dollars | 1.17 billion millions of constant united states dollars | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.89 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 999.36 million millions of constant united states dollars | 893.87 million millions of constant united states dollars | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official development assistance to least-developed countries, Canada or South Korea?
- Canada, at 1.63 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in official development assistance to least-developed countries between Canada and South Korea?
- 449.01 million millions of constant united states dollars, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
- Canada ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 9th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Official development assistance to least-developed countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).