Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Nauru
Nauru: Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre was 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Nauru, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Nauru peaked at 2.97 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,009 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1977.
Nauru ranks 2nd of 168 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Nauru, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2,103 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 2,009 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 3,091 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 1980 | 4,504 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +45.7% |
| 1981 | 2,463 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 1982 | 2,283 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 3,146 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1984 | 3,607 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 8,186 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +127.0% |
| 1986 | 6,402 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1987 | 7,659 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 19,099 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +149.4% |
| 1989 | 4,807 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -74.8% |
| 1990 | 15,680 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +226.2% |
| 1991 | 35,338 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +125.4% |
| 1992 | 35,317 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 37,548 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 885,900 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2259.4% |
| 1995 | 220,264 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -75.1% |
| 1996 | 266,734 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 232,052 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 225,890 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 394,201 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 2000 | 283,436 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -28.1% |
| 2001 | 920,590 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +224.8% |
| 2002 | 1.37 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2003 | 1.55 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 1.12 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 647,915 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +95.3% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 1.82 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 1.41 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 2016 | 1.30 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 2.10 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2019 | 2.97 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2020 | 1.57 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -47.3% |
| 2021 | 1.71 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 1.83 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,123 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 456.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,808 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 191.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre 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 | +2259.4% | 37,548 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 885,900 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,401 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,009 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3,091 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 6,215 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,283 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 19,099 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 234,892 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 15,680 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 885,900 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.20 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 283,436 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.82 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.11 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2.97 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.57 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
More reference data data for Nauru
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- 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 square kilometre in Nauru?
- Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre in Nauru was 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,009 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Nauru rank for foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre?
- Nauru ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 by income group ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received by income group 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 by income group 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.