Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Africa
South Africa: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 791.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Africa, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Africa is 791.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Africa peaked at 1,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 390.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1993.
South Africa ranks 129th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 390.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 411.05 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 484.93 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 443.4 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 598.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1998 | 615.31 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 622.45 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 640.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 637.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 700.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 704.97 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 657.68 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 692.71 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 655.42 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 725.62 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 930.07 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 1,083 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 1,033 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1,056 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 978.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 885.31 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 824.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 916.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 978.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 920.72 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 709.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 1,097 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 2021 | 1,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 868.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 791.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 791.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,797 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 28% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 791.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,090 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 509.42 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 390.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 622.45 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 742.78 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 637.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,083 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 938.18 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 709.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,079 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 970.09 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 791.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 126 Aruba 811.82 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 127 Chad 808.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 128 Sudan 797.78 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 130 Egypt 718.62 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 131 Indonesia 621.15 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 132 Congo 614.92 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 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 square in South Africa?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in South Africa was 791.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 390.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- South Africa ranks 129th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.