South Africa's technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) was US$107 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 44.58% from US$193.07 million in 2013 (5.73% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$107 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$116.15 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$193.07 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$281.73 million | 2006 |
| Lowest | US$107 million | 2023 |
| Average since 2014 | US$126.4 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$135.41 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, South Africa's technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) fell 0.3% on 2022 (from US$107.38 million to US$107 million).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2022), the average change was +0.5% and a typical year strayed about 16.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 44% in 1995 and the biggest yearly fall was 40.5% in 2007. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, South Africa had the 43rd highest value of the 136 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 South Africa in the 2023 ranking
- Mali — 39th of 136: US$119.74 million
- South Sudan — 40th of 136: US$116.09 million
- Côte d'Ivoire — 41st of 136: US$108.03 million
- Sudan — 43rd of 136: US$105.65 million
- Mexico — 44th of 136: US$104.2 million
- Albania — 45th of 136: US$102.91 million
What this measures
Technical cooperation grants include free-standing technical cooperation grants, which are intended to finance the transfer of technical and managerial skills or of technology for the purpose of building up general national capacity without reference to any specific investment projects; and investment-related technical cooperation grants, which are provided to strengthen the capacity to execute specific investment projects. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 31 values
| Year | Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 107,004,791 |
| 2022 | 107,376,634 |
| 2021 | 139,401,791 |
| 2020 | 151,389,289 |
| 2019 | 124,427,069 |
| 2018 | 116,145,375 |
| 2017 | 117,981,507 |
| 2016 | 115,317,853 |
| 2015 | 119,743,218 |
| 2014 | 165,185,649 |
Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$46.66 million (2023)
- Benin — US$92.82 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$10.05 million (2023)
- Burkina Faso — US$122.41 million (2023)
- Burundi — US$34.78 million (2023)
- Cabo Verde — US$25.16 million (2023)
- Cameroon — US$157.38 million (2023)
- Central African Republic — US$55.46 million (2023)
- Chad — US$54.56 million (2023)
- Comoros
More economic policy & debt data for South Africa
- Trade in services (% of GDP) — 9.32% (2025)
- Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) — 44.9% (2025)
- Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) — US$20.32 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$, BoP) — US$126.24 billion (2025)
- Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) — 5.58% (2025)
- Goods imports (current US$, BoP) — US$104.47 billion (2025)
- Service imports (current US$, BoP) — US$21.77 billion (2025)
- Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) — US$1.74 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is South Africa's technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$)?
- US$107 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is down 20.98% from US$135.41 million in 1993 (0.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$281.73 million in 2006 and the lowest US$107 million in 2023.
- How does South Africa rank?
- 43rd highest of 136 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) unusual for South Africa?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GRT.TECH.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: DSD_DAC2@DF_DAC2A, note: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows, Developm… 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.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in