Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in United States
United States: Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in United States, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United States stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United States peaked at 0.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
United States ranks 28th of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +33.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United States?
- Net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United States was 0.2% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does United States rank for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- United States ranks 28th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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