Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
178
Highest
503.33 % change on previous year
Palau
Lowest
-99.56 % change on previous year
Aruba
Median
-2.47 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,520
What the numbers show
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth rate is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 503.33 % change on previous year in Palau; the lowest is -99.56 % change on previous year in Aruba.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.47 % change on previous year, and the mean is 9.28 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in Israel (up 9,537.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 5,383.3%).
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 503.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,918.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Israel | 444.9 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 9,537.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 441.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,293.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 408.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,502.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Montserrat | 397.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,373.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Saint Helena | 185.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,747.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Malta | 153.77 % change on previous year | 2002 | up 1,804.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Bahamas | 149.29 % change on previous year | 1995 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 115.46 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 84.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 462.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Anguilla | 47.18 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Tuvalu | 43.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Chad | 40.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 286.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Sudan | 39.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 185.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Barbados | 32.68 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 27.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 498.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 576.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Eritrea | 25.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,545.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkmenistan | 22.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,434.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Naoero | 21.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 226.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Belize | 19.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 226.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Palestine, State of | 19.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 329.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 17.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 700.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Zambia | 17.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Ecuador | 17.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 556.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Jamaica | 17.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 649.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Comoros | 16.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Armenia | 16.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 325.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 16.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 15.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,635.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 947.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Haiti | 14.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 259.8% | volatile |
| 33 | El Salvador | 12.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 146.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Tonga | 12.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 240.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho | 12.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Grenada | 11.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Equatorial Guinea | 10.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 259.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea | 10.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Mongolia | 10.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Mayotte | 9.4 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Nepal | 9.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 603.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 9.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 188.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Slovenia | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2002 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Angola | 8.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 245.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 7.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 46 | South Africa | 7.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 6.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Bhutan | 6.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Somalia | 6.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Ukraine | 5.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 5.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Qatar | 5.59 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Uzbekistan | 5.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Senegal | 4.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Burundi | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 4.23 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Cyprus | 3.51 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 297.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Myanmar | 2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Algeria | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Panama | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 2.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Rwanda | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Netherlands Antilles | 1.66 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Fiji | 1.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Niue | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.9838 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 71 | China | 0.5773 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Mexico | 0.0863 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Madagascar | -0.0174 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Vanuatu | -0.1738 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | -0.1968 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Nigeria | -0.5694 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 77 | India | -0.6438 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | -1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Guyana | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Seychelles | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Gabon | -1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 86 | South Sudan | -1.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Colombia | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 164.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Côte d'Ivoire | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Samoa | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Korea | -2.47 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 123.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Mauritania | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Gambia | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Togo | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Cambodia | -3.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,705.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Malawi | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 97 | United Arab Emirates | -3.57 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 111.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Brazil | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Singapore | -4.81 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 174.0% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 102 | French Polynesia | -4.92 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -5.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Indonesia | -5.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | -5.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Cameroon | -5.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 259.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | -5.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Georgia | -6.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Wallis and Futuna | -6.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Mozambique | -8.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Viet Nam | -8.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Niger | -8.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Uganda | -9.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 313.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Burkina Faso | -9.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 353.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Cook Islands | -9.57 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 126.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Mauritius | -9.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -10.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Tokelau | -10.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 120 | New Caledonia | -10.18 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 185.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | -10.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Morocco | -10.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 638.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Tajikistan | -10.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Eswatini | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | -11.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Ghana | -11.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Timor-Leste | -11.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,340.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -12.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,448.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Mali | -12.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.7% | volatile |
| 130 | British Virgin Islands | -12.51 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Belarus | -12.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 263.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Philippines | -12.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Kiribati | -12.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Liberia | -13.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Solomon Islands | -13.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -13.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Kuwait | -14.57 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Uruguay | -14.91 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 153.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Croatia | -15.42 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 144.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | -15.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 450.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | -16.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Paraguay | -16.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | -16.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 691.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | -17.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 165.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Thailand | -19.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | -20.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 255.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Republic of Moldova | -20.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 142.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Libya | -21.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Albania | -22.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 217.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Central African Republic | -24.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Djibouti | -24.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 466.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Bermuda | -24.47 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Türkiye | -25.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 187.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Yemen | -27.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Iraq | -27.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 304.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Hong Kong, China | -27.84 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Montenegro | -29.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 345.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Tunisia | -30.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 204.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | -31.24 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 139.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Afghanistan | -31.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,383.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | -31.92 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Congo | -32.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | -34.65 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 151.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Serbia | -35.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,274.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -37.66 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Northern Mariana Islands | -41.02 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 3,026.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Suriname | -44.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Nicaragua | -44.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Macau, China | -49.75 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 337.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | -56.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Maldives | -56.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 398.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Argentina | -57.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 938.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | -74.32 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 125.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahrain | -84.25 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 185.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Gibraltar | -86.24 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -92.16 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 256.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Oman | -93.46 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 175.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Aruba | -99.56 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 278.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.