Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 16.09 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Africa, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 16.09 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Africa peaked at 25.4 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 10.93 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1993.
That places South Africa 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1994 | 11.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 13.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 1996 | 11.92 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 15.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 16.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 16.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 16.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 17.63 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.29 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 16.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 15.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 17.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 22.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 25.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2010 | 23.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 24.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 23.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 21.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 19.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 17.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 19.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 20.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 19.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 14.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 21.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +52.3% |
| 2021 | 22.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 2023 | 15.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 16.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 16.09 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 52% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 16.09 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.15 constant 2024 US$ per person, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 16.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 25.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 24.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 15.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | 22.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 115 Pakistan 17.13 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 116 Bolivia 16.89 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 117 Iraq 16.61 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 119 Belarus 15.99 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 120 Paraguay 15.75 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 121 Ecuador 15.33 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Africa?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in South Africa was 16.09 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.93 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 118th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.