Sri Lanka's net official development assistance received (current US$) was US$827.26 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 105.19% from US$403.17 million in 2013 (7.45% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$827.26 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | −US$247.28 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$403.17 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$1.04 billion | 2005 |
| Lowest | −US$247.28 million | 2018 |
| Average since 2014 | US$278.63 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$11.09 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Sri Lanka's net official development assistance received (current US$) rose US$815 million on 2022 (from US$12.26 million to US$827.26 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −US$16.61 million and a typical year strayed about US$214.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$815 million in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was US$563.46 million in 2018. 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 less than 1% 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, Sri Lanka had the 49th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | US$827.26 million | 2023 |
| World | US$259.48 billion | 2023 |
| South Asia | US$10.66 billion | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | US$57.44 billion | 2023 |
Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Limitations: Data on ODA is for aid-receiving countries. The data cover loans and grants from DAC member countries, multilateral organizations, and non-DAC donors. They do not reflect aid given by recipient countries to other developing countries. As a result, some countries that are net donors are shown as aid recipients. The indicator does not distinguish types of aid (program, project, or food aid; emergency assistance; or post-conflict peacekeeping assistance), which may have different effects on the economy.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 64 values
| Year | Net official development assistance received (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 827,259,827 |
| 2022 | 12,256,580 |
| 2021 | 155,349,655 |
| 2020 | 219,439,499 |
| 2019 | 192,955,872 |
| 2018 | -247,283,722 |
| 2017 | 316,173,950 |
| 2016 | 373,471,252 |
| 2015 | 445,012,970 |
| 2014 | 491,632,172 |
Net official development assistance received (current US$) in nearby economies
- Bangladesh — US$5.68 billion (2023)
- Bhutan — US$156.84 million (2023)
- India — US$2.38 billion (2023)
- Maldives — US$200.51 million (2023)
- Nepal — US$1.17 billion (2023)
More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.1 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 2.74 trillion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.84 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 929.67 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.36% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$18.63 billion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
- Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Sri Lanka's net official development assistance received (current US$)?
- US$827.26 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 7,360% from US$11.09 million in 1960 (7.08% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1.04 billion in 2005 and the lowest −US$247.28 million in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank?
- 49th highest of 136 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net official development assistance received (current US$) unusual for Sri Lanka?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.ODA.ODAT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: https://stats.oecd.org/; Developmen… 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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