Arab World: Net ODA received per capita (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Arab World's net ODA received per capita (current US$) rose US$14.82 on 2020 (from US$72.32 to US$87.14).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$0.5 and a typical year strayed about US$14.92 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$53.83 in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was US$37.67 in 2006. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$4.1 a year. A straight line explains 80% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$97.14 for 2024. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2019 to 2021 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$5.23, against US$8.31 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

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What this measures

Net official development assistance (ODA) per capita consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients; and is calculated by dividing net ODA received by the midyear population estimate. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).

Limitations: Data on ODA is for aid-receiving countries. The data cover loans and grants from DAC member countries, multilateral organizations, and non-DAC donors. They do not reflect aid given by recipient countries to other developing countries. As a result, some countries that are net donors are shown as aid recipients. The indicator does not distinguish types of aid (program, project, or food aid; emergency assistance; or post-conflict peacekeeping assistance), which may have different effects on the economy.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 52 values

Net ODA received per capita (current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$73.82 (2023)
• Algeria — US$4.38 (2023)
• Djibouti — US$192.88 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$4.19 (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$2.66 (2023)
• Iraq — US$44.54 (2023)
• Jordan — US$247.77 (2023)
• Lebanon — US$302.61 (2023)
• Libya — US$49.23 (2023)
• Morocco — US$20.46 (2023)

More economic policy & debt data for Arab World

• GDP (current US$) — US$3.8 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$7,544 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$3.83 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.22 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$6,404 (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 3.68% (2025)
• GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.46% (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$658.27 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.33% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Arab World's net ODA received per capita (current US$)?

US$87.14 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 1,371% from US$5.92 in 1970 (5.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$90.8 in 2005 and the lowest US$5.9 in 1971.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.ODA.ODAT.PC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/ids… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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