Estonia's net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) was 0.00319% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.00979 percentage points from 0.01% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.00319% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 0.00625% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.01% | 2013 |
| Highest | 0.02% | 2012 |
| Lowest | 0.000381% | 2004 |
| Average since 2014 | 0.00676% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.000381% | 2004 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Estonia's net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) rose 0 percentage points on 2022 (from 0.00133% to 0.00319%).
Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2022), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 0.01 percentage points in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.01 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.000661 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 40% 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.
How it compares
In 2023, Estonia had the 27th highest value of the 32 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Estonia in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Net Official development assistance (ODA) comprises grants or loans to developing countries and territories on the OECD/DAC list of aid recipients that are undertaken by the official sector with promotion of economic development and welfare as the main objective and at concessional financial terms. The list of least developed countries (LDCs) has been agreed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Committee for Development Policy, Economic and Social Council. Series is shown as a share of donors' GNI.
All 18 values
| Year | Net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0032 |
| 2022 | 0.0013 |
| 2021 | 0.0105 |
| 2020 | 0.0072 |
| 2019 | 0.0055 |
| 2018 | 0.0063 |
| 2017 | 0.0063 |
| 2016 | 0.0065 |
| 2015 | 0.0089 |
| 2014 | 0.0119 |
| 2013 |
Net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Estonia
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.76% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$274.52 million (2021)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) — US$0 (2016)
- GDP (current LCU) — 41.62 billion (2025)
- GDP, linked series (current LCU) — 41.62 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$27.72 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 29.11 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (current international $) — 71.2 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $)
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Questions people ask
- What is Estonia's net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI)?
- 0.00319% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2004?
- It is up 0.00281 percentage points from 0.000381% in 2004. The highest value was 0.02% in 2012 and the lowest 0.000381% in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank?
- 27th highest of 32 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) unusual for Estonia?
- In 2023, Estonia's net ODA provided to the least developed countries (% of GNI) rose 0 percentage points on 2022 (from 0.00133% to 0.00319%). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2022), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DC.ODA.TLDC.GN.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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