Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors in South Korea
South Korea: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.2%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
30th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2024
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in South Korea, 2018–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in South Korea stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
South Korea ranks 30th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage … donors in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +25.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 75% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in South Korea?
- Official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in South Korea was 0.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does South Korea rank for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- South Korea ranks 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI on grant equivalent basis, by donor countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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