Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4%
Change on year
down 12.4%
World rank
11th
of 49 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2021
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Saudi Arabia, 2018–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.6% | — |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -56.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +297.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -13.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 8 Türkiye 0.5% compare
- 8 Türkiye 0.5% compare
- 10 Switzerland 0.5% compare
- 12 Finland 0.4% compare
- 13 Qatar 0.4% compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% compare
More public sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Arms imports 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -14.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,276 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0641 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 80.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 602.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Saudi Arabia?
- Official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Saudi Arabia was 0.4% in 2024, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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