Official development assistance to least-developed countries in South Korea

South Korea: Official development assistance to least-developed countries was 1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
11th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2023
All-time low
76.09 million millions of constant united states dollars
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Official development assistance to least-developed countries in South Korea, 2000–2023

0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B2000201120232000: 82.0M millions of constant united states dollars2001: 76.1M millions of constant united states dollars2002: 105.8M millions of constant united states dollars2003: 143.3M millions of constant united states dollars2004: 154.7M millions of constant united states dollars2005: 233.1M millions of constant united states dollars2006: 130.8M millions of constant united states dollars2007: 201.2M millions of constant united states dollars2008: 259.1M millions of constant united states dollars2009: 307.1M millions of constant united states dollars2010: 481.6M millions of constant united states dollars2011: 481.9M millions of constant united states dollars2012: 591.2M millions of constant united states dollars2013: 700.9M millions of constant united states dollars2014: 669.6M millions of constant united states dollars2015: 711.3M millions of constant united states dollars2016: 744.8M millions of constant united states dollars2017: 730.6M millions of constant united states dollars2018: 879.3M millions of constant united states dollars2019: 932.2M millions of constant united states dollars2020: 856.4M millions of constant united states dollars2021: 914.5M millions of constant united states dollars2022: 963.7M millions of constant united states dollars2023: 1.1B millions of constant united states dollars

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of constant united states dollars.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars for official development assistance to least-developed countries in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official development assistance to least-developed countries in South Korea peaked at 1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.09 million millions of constant united states dollars, in 2001.

South Korea ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 169.32 million millions of constant united states dollars 76.09 million millions of constant united states dollars 307.07 million millions of constant united states dollars 10
2010s 692.34 million millions of constant united states dollars 481.59 million millions of constant united states dollars 932.24 million millions of constant united states dollars 10
2020s 955.97 million millions of constant united states dollars 856.41 million millions of constant united states dollars 1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars 4

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 8 Norway 1.23 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
  2. 9 Netherlands 1.20 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
  3. 10 Switzerland 1.17 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
  4. 12 Italy 1.01 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
  5. 13 Belgium 809.83 million millions of constant united states dollars compare
  6. 14 Australia 713.11 million millions of constant united states dollars compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official development assistance to least-developed countries in South Korea?
Official development assistance to least-developed countries in South Korea was 1.09 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 South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2023.
What is the lowest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 76.09 million millions of constant united states dollars in 2001.
How does South Korea rank for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
South Korea ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
Is official development assistance to least-developed countries rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Korea 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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Indicator
Official development assistance to least-developed countries
Unit
millions of constant united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 2000–2023
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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)