IDA resource allocation index in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: IDA resource allocation index was 2.96 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
IDA resource allocation index in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 2.96 1=low to 6=high for ida resource allocation index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ida resource allocation index in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 3.15 1=low to 6=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.96 1=low to 6=high, in 2025.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
IDA resource allocation index in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.14 1=low to 6=high | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.15 1=low to 6=high | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.15 1=low to 6=high | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.14 1=low to 6=high | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.14 1=low to 6=high | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.09 1=low to 6=high | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.08 1=low to 6=high | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.14 1=low to 6=high | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.08 1=low to 6=high | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.99 1=low to 6=high | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 3.05 1=low to 6=high | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.98 1=low to 6=high | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.98 1=low to 6=high | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.98 1=low to 6=high | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.98 1=low to 6=high | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.97 1=low to 6=high | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.97 1=low to 6=high | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.96 1=low to 6=high | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.13 1=low to 6=high | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | 3.15 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.08 1=low to 6=high | 2.98 1=low to 6=high | 3.14 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 1=low to 6=high | 2.96 1=low to 6=high | 2.98 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.44 1=low to 6=high compare
- 34 Nepal 3.37 1=low to 6=high compare
- 35 Mongolia 3.36 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Guinea 3.35 1=low to 6=high compare
- 37 Cameroon 3.33 1=low to 6=high compare
- 38 Pakistan 3.31 1=low to 6=high compare
- 38 Sri Lanka 3.31 1=low to 6=high compare
- 38 Zambia 3.31 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ida resource allocation index in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Ida resource allocation index in Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.96 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest ida resource allocation index recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 1=low to 6=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest ida resource allocation index recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for ida resource allocation index?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ida resource allocation index rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score (the IDA resource allocation index) and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector).