Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Sudan
Sudan: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0418 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0418 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
41st
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.3461 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1985
All-time low
0.0179 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2014
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Sudan stood at 0.0418 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Sudan peaked at 0.3461 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2014.
Sudan ranks 41st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Sudan, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0928 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0893 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0702 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 1963 | 0.067 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0722 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0629 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0458 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0359 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0463 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.1% |
| 1969 | 0.041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0315 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0407 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1103 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +170.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0626 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0878 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1833 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +108.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0796 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0871 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0711 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0682 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1444 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +111.8% |
| 1981 | 0.101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1756 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1968 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1345 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3461 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +157.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1946 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0864 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0535 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0328 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0267 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0923 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +245.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0649 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0552 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0329 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.1% |
| 1997 | 0.021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0317 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0394 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0289 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0276 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0437 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0519 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0699 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0568 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0412 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0411 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0532 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0388 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0333 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0.038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0381 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0179 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0184 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0221 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0344 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0436 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0975 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +123.6% |
| 2021 | 0.111 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0337 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -69.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0374 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0418 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.0418 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 56% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.0418 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +245.5% | 0.0267 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0923 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0623 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0359 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0928 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0822 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0315 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1833 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1546 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0535 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3461 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0419 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0923 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0436 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0699 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0307 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0436 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0643 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0337 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.111 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 38 Haiti 0.0513 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 0.0503 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.0478 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Mali 0.0417 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0417 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Jordan 0.0404 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Sudan?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Sudan was 0.0418 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3461 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1985.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- How does Sudan rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Sudan ranks 41st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.