Foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 713,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 713,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre for foreign aid received, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.15 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,447 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Marshall Islands 3rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2,447 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 26,224 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +971.7% |
| 1993 | 289,991 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1005.8% |
| 1994 | 469,337 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 1995 | 303,187 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 1996 | 626,089 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +106.5% |
| 1997 | 499,423 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 372,556 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 526,604 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2000 | 439,185 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 617,028 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 494,410 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 456,201 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 412,235 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 435,887 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 446,277 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 417,527 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 404,351 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 441,641 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 133,785 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 2011 | 608,617 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +354.9% |
| 2012 | 566,667 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 631,489 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 380,591 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 2015 | 392,781 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 77,507 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -80.3% |
| 2017 | 485,427 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +526.3% |
| 2018 | 356,023 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2019 | 413,384 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +178.7% |
| 2021 | 664,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2022 | 821,811 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2023 | 713,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 713,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,433 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 161.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 713,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,808 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 72.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1005.8% | 26,224 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 289,991 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +971.7% | 2,447 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 26,224 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +526.3% | 77,507 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 485,427 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +354.9% | 133,785 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 608,617 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 346,206 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 2,447 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 626,089 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 456,474 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 404,351 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 617,028 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 404,627 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 77,507 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 631,489 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 837,970 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 664,406 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1.15 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 1 Tuvalu 2.33 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 2 Nauru 1.88 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 4 Maldives 686,517 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 5 Palestine 615,990 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 6 Israel 189,333 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
- Foreign aid received, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 713,583 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,447 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- Marshall Islands ranks 3rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received 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 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.