France's net ODA provided, total (constant 2023 US$) was US$14.72 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 43.46% from US$10.26 billion in 2014 (3.67% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$14.72 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$13.12 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$10.26 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | US$19.01 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$4.86 billion | 1977 |
| Average since 2015 | US$14.34 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$7.75 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, France's net ODA provided, total (constant 2023 US$) fell 7% on 2023 (from US$15.83 billion to US$14.72 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.7% and a typical year strayed about 11.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below 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 27.5% in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.4% in 1970. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$718.62 million a year. A straight line explains 63% 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 2024, France had the 6th 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 France in the 2024 ranking
- Germany — 2nd of 32: US$31.86 billion
- Japan — 3rd of 32: US$16.29 billion
- United Kingdom — 4th of 32: US$15.44 billion
- Canada — 6th of 32: US$8.68 billion
- Netherlands — 7th of 32: US$7.09 billion
- Italy — 8th of 32: US$6.52 billion
What this measures
Net Official development assistance (ODA) comprises grants or loans to developing countries and territories on the OECD/DAC list of aid recipients that are undertaken by the official sector with promotion of economic development and welfare as the main objective and at concessional financial terms. Data are in constant 2023 U.S. dollars.
All 65 values
| Year | Net ODA provided, total (constant 2023 US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,722,894,311 |
| 2023 | 15,830,450,000 |
| 2022 | 19,014,089,693 |
| 2021 | 16,620,810,292 |
| 2020 | 16,718,662,369 |
| 2019 | 13,116,796,817 |
| 2018 | 13,490,863,456 |
| 2017 | 12,603,719,038 |
| 2016 | 10,972,922,911 |
| 2015 | 10,331,038,625 |
Net ODA provided, total (constant 2023 US$) in nearby economies
- Austria — US$1.68 billion (2024)
- Belgium — US$3.19 billion (2024)
- Czechia — US$572.45 million (2024)
- Denmark — US$2.98 billion (2024)
- Estonia — US$80.7 million (2024)
- Finland — US$1.34 billion (2024)
- Germany — US$31.86 billion (2024)
- Greece — US$345.35 million (2024)
- Hungary — US$197.7 million (2024)
- Iceland — US$106.77 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for France
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$428.21 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$85.98 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$820.11 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 725.78 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$677.3 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 672.36 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 24.36% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$1.82 trillion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is France's net ODA provided, total (constant 2023 US$)?
- US$14.72 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 89.88% from US$7.75 billion in 1960 (1.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$19.01 billion in 2022 and the lowest US$4.86 billion in 1977.
- How does France rank?
- 6th highest of 32 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net ODA provided, total (constant 2023 US$) unusual for France?
- In 2024, France's net ODA provided, total (constant 2023 US$) fell 7% on 2023 (from US$15.83 billion to US$14.72 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.7% and a typical year strayed about 11.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below 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.TOTL.KD, 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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