Recipients of net ODA worldwide by income group 2021

Unsurprisingly, the least developed and lower-middle-income countries received the highest net amount of official development assistance (ODA) since 2010, with the least developed receiving the highest sum. In 2021, they were given 57.7 billion U.S. dollars in net ODA, the highest during the period under consideration. 52.2 billion dollars were received by lower-middle-income countries. 15.1 billion dollars went to upper-middle-income countries.

Recipients of net official development assistance from official donors worldwide in 2021, by level of income (in million U.S. dollars)

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Release date

December 2022

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

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ODA total net

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: 'Official development assistance (ODA) is defined as government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. Loans and credits for military purposes are excluded. Aid may be provided bilaterally, from donor to recipient, or channeled through a multilateral development agency such as the United Nations or the World Bank. Aid includes grants, "soft" loans and the provision of technical assistance. The OECD maintains a list of developing countries and territories; only aid to these countries counts as ODA.'

Net ODA is the amount received after loan repayments are subtracted.

*Includes Zimbabwe and North Korea.

**No amount allocated to these countries since 2020.

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