Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
178
Highest
573.03 % change on previous year
Palau
Lowest
-512.26 % change on previous year
Saudi Arabia
Median
-2.44 % change on previous year
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
9,499
What the numbers show
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, annual growth rate is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 573.03 % change on previous year in Palau; the lowest is -512.26 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.44 % change on previous year, and the mean is 15.08 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Turkmenistan (up 45,754.2%), and the largest decrease in Viet Nam (down 4,358.1%).
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 573.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,212.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Israel | 554.33 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 12,309.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 489.98 % change on previous year | 2002 | up 701.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Marshall Islands | 452.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,240.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 444.94 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 12,012.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 418.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,806.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Montserrat | 397.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,369.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Bahamas | 356.63 % change on previous year | 1995 | up 486.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Saint Helena | 185.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,748.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Seychelles | 142.47 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 140.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 137.25 % change on previous year | 1995 | up 599.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Uruguay | 135.71 % change on previous year | 2017 | up 275.6% | volatile |
| 14 | British Virgin Islands | 119.92 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 113.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,103.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | 113.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45,754.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 109.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 560.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Fiji | 94.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,395.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Mongolia | 76.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 375.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Chad | 58.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 435.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Ghana | 54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 461.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 52.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Angola | 49.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 373.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Anguilla | 47.44 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Papua New Guinea | 45.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 646.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Tuvalu | 44.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Armenia | 43.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 796.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Zambia | 42.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 461.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 41.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 192.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 40.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 596.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Egypt | 40.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 214.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 39.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,308.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Colombia | 36.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 34.91 % change on previous year | 2013 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 34.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Belize | 31.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Morocco | 29.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 194.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Barbados | 28.1 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 27.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 609.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Montenegro | 27.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 285.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 26.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Guinea | 25.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Naoero | 22.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Eritrea | 22.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 541.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Lesotho | 22.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 22.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 322.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Namibia | 21.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 257.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 20.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Jamaica | 19.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Palestine, State of | 16.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 299.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Belarus | 16.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Algeria | 16.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Mayotte | 15.39 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 203.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Kenya | 15.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 14.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Equatorial Guinea | 14.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Pakistan | 14.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Comoros | 13.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 268.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Somalia | 12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Tonga | 12.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 519.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Nigeria | 12.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 457.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Cyprus | 10.97 % change on previous year | 1996 | up 171.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guyana | 10.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 8.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Rwanda | 7.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 252.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 7.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Haiti | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 176.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 5.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | 5.59 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Benin | 5.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 73 | South Africa | 3.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Cambodia | 3.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 248.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Netherlands Antilles | 1.42 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Korea | 1.18 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Gambia | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Niue | 0.5555 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4931 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.1% | volatile |
| 84 | French Polynesia | -1.29 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Burkina Faso | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Nepal | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 361.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Indonesia | -2.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Samoa | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Madagascar | -2.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.6% | volatile |
| 92 | New Caledonia | -3.31 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 127.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Cuba | -4.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | -5.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Jordan | -5.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 97 | India | -5.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Myanmar | -5.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Wallis and Futuna | -6.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Burundi | -6.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Eswatini | -6.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Singapore | -7.3 % change on previous year | 1995 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Mozambique | -8.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 104 | South Sudan | -8.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Croatia | -8.11 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 119.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Iraq | -9.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Malawi | -9.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Tokelau | -10.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | -10.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Ukraine | -10.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Cape Verde | -10.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | -10.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,923.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Mauritania | -11.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Bangladesh | -11.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Cook Islands | -11.9 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 133.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -11.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 205.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | -11.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | -12.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Niger | -12.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 183.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Kiribati | -12.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -14.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Kuwait | -14.57 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Republic of Moldova | -14.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Maldives | -15.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 516.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Mali | -16.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Tajikistan | -16.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Türkiye | -16.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Liberia | -17.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Albania | -18.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,832.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Guinea-Bissau | -18.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 816.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Syrian Arab Republic | -20.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 251.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Ecuador | -20.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 333.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | -21.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Libya | -21.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Tunisia | -22.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 199.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Brazil | -24.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Central African Republic | -26.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.2% | volatile |
| 138 | El Salvador | -27.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Bhutan | -27.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 648.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Yemen | -27.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 394.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Serbia | -28.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Hong Kong, China | -28.43 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritius | -29.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | -31.24 % change on previous year | 1995 | down 139.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Afghanistan | -31.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,811.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Djibouti | -31.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 505.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | -32.48 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 148 | China | -36.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Philippines | -37.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Nicaragua | -38.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 216.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Paraguay | -38.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Senegal | -39.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 437.2% | volatile |
| 153 | North Macedonia | -40.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 726.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Northern Mariana Islands | -41.02 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 2,608.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Congo | -46.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Macau, China | -49.75 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 337.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Dominican Republic | -52.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 686.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Georgia | -55.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 305.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Bahrain | -59.13 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 212.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Slovenia | -61.04 % change on previous year | 2002 | down 118.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Chile | -62.75 % change on previous year | 2017 | down 1,314.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Azerbaijan | -70.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Botswana | -71.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 637.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Suriname | -72.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Dominica | -74.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 262.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -78.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,033.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Grenada | -78.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Thailand | -79.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | -79.46 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 127.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Gibraltar | -86.24 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Argentina | -88.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 378.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Oman | -95.09 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 265.5% | volatile |
| 173 | Bermuda | -106.11 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -108.03 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 299.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Viet Nam | -155.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,358.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Aruba | -167.34 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 601.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Cayman Islands | -283.8 % change on previous year | 1996 | down 242.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Saudi Arabia | -512.26 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 808.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.