Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Nauru
Nauru: Foreign aid received by income group, per capita was 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Nauru, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Nauru is 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Nauru peaked at 5,131 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.61 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1977.
That places Nauru 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Nauru, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 5.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 8.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +47.6% |
| 1980 | 11.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +42.3% |
| 1981 | 6.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -46.6% |
| 1982 | 5.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 7.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +34.8% |
| 1984 | 8.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 19.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | +122.4% |
| 1986 | 14.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 17.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 1988 | 41.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +143.4% |
| 1989 | 10.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -75.4% |
| 1990 | 32.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +218.3% |
| 1991 | 71.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +120.2% |
| 1992 | 70.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 74.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 1,748 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2251.2% |
| 1995 | 433.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -75.2% |
| 1996 | 523.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 455.14 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 443.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 773.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | +74.7% |
| 2000 | 557.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 2001 | 1,818 constant 2024 US$ per person | +226.0% |
| 2002 | 2,723 constant 2024 US$ per person | +49.8% |
| 2003 | 3,074 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 2,223 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 1,290 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.0% |
| 2006 | 2,522 constant 2024 US$ per person | +95.6% |
| 2007 | 3,147 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2008 | 3,643 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 2,818 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 2,810 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,219 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 3,053 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 2,554 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 2,067 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 3,314 constant 2024 US$ per person | +60.3% |
| 2016 | 2,338 constant 2024 US$ per person | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 2,535 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 3,654 constant 2024 US$ per person | +44.1% |
| 2019 | 5,131 constant 2024 US$ per person | +40.4% |
| 2020 | 2,689 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.6% |
| 2021 | 2,913 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 3,095 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 3,170 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.2% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.2 constant 2024 US$ per person, 137.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.83 constant 2024 US$ per person, 40.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2251.2% | 74.34 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,748 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 14.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 41.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 462.64 constant 2024 US$ per person | 32.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,748 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,382 constant 2024 US$ per person | 557.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3,643 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,067 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,067 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5,131 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,148 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,689 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 2 Palau 10,958 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 3 Tuvalu 10,462 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 4 Micronesia (country) 5,893 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 6 French Polynesia 2,257 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 7 New Caledonia 2,189 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 8 Tonga 1,420 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0015 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Nauru?
- Foreign aid received by income group, per capita in Nauru was 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received by income group, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5,131 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received by income group, per capita recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1977.
- How does Nauru rank for foreign aid received by income group, per capita?
- Nauru ranks 5th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received by income group, per capita rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received by income group, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.