South Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Official development assistance to least-developed countries

South Korea
1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2024
South Korea rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

Official development assistance to least-developed countries over time

  • South Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.22 million millions of constant united states dollars.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

South Korea ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 168.79 million millions of constant united states dollars 236.51 million millions of constant united states dollars 67.72 million millions of constant united states dollars United Arab Emirates
2010s 690.83 million millions of constant united states dollars 972.93 million millions of constant united states dollars 282.10 million millions of constant united states dollars United Arab Emirates
2020s 999.36 million millions of constant united states dollars 946.00 million millions of constant united states dollars 53.36 million millions of constant united states dollars South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official development assistance to least-developed countries, South Korea or United Arab Emirates?
South Korea, at 1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 1.18 billion millions of constant united states dollars in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in official development assistance to least-developed countries between South Korea and United Arab Emirates?
1.22 million millions of constant united states dollars, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Arab Emirates?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do South Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
South Korea ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Official development assistance to least-developed countries
Unit
millions of constant united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,077 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).