Slovenia: Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, Slovenia's net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) fell 0.03 percentage points on 2016 (from 0.19% to 0.16%).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2016), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.04 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 percentage points in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00385 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 34% 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 2017, Slovenia had the 24th 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 Slovenia in the 2017 ranking

• Portugal — 21st of 32: 0.18%
• United States — 22nd of 32: 0.18%
• Estonia — 23rd of 32: 0.16%
• Greece — 25th of 32: 0.16%
• Czechia — 26th of 32: 0.15%
• Korea, Rep. — 27th of 32: 0.14%

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. It is shown as a share of donors' GNI.

All 13 values

Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) in nearby economies

• Austria — 0.3% (2017)
• Belgium — 0.45% (2017)
• Czechia — 0.15% (2017)
• Denmark — 0.74% (2017)
• Estonia — 0.16% (2017)
• Finland — 0.42% (2017)
• France — 0.43% (2017)
• Germany — 0.67% (2017)
• Greece — 0.16% (2017)
• Hungary — 0.11% (2017)
• Iceland — 0.28% (2017)

More economic policy & debt data for Slovenia

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.64% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$4.69 million (2021)
• Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing) — 21.02% (2023)
• Other manufacturing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 53.71% (2023)
• Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 2.03% (2023)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$16.91 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 14.97 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Slovenia's net ODA provided, total (% of GNI)?

0.16% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 0.05 percentage points from 0.11% in 2005. The highest value was 0.19% in 2016 and the lowest 0.11% in 2005.

How does Slovenia rank?

24th highest of 32 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) unusual for Slovenia?

In 2017, Slovenia's net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) fell 0.03 percentage points on 2016 (from 0.19% to 0.16%). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2016), the average change was +0.01 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.02 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DC.ODA.TOTL.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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