Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Canada
Canada: Official development assistance to least-developed countries was 2.04 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2023. ▲ Rising
Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of constant united states dollars.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official development assistance to least-developed countries in Canada is 2.04 billion millions of constant united states dollars, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official development assistance to least-developed countries in Canada peaked at 2.38 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2010 and was at its lowest, 595.44 million millions of constant united states dollars, in 2001.
That places Canada 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.30 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 595.44 million millions of constant united states dollars | 2.02 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 1.43 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 2.38 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 1.68 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 2.16 billion millions of constant united states dollars | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 3 Japan 5.65 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 4 United Kingdom 4.27 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 5 France 3.70 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 7 Sweden 1.84 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 8 Norway 1.23 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
- 9 Netherlands 1.20 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance to least-developed countries in Canada?
- Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Canada was 2.04 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2010.
- What is the lowest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 595.44 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is official development assistance to least-developed countries rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Official development assistance to least-developed countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2023 United States dollars)