Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for was 13,022 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for in Sub-Saharan Africa is 13,022, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 36.0% on the previous year and up 126.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 13,022 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,409, in 2002.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,572 | — |
| 2001 | 3,787 | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 3,409 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 3,531 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 3,975 | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 4,007 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 4,083 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 4,858 | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 5,234 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 6,500 | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 5,497 | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 5,229 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5,183 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 5,496 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 5,751 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 6,315 | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 5,618 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 6,609 | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 6,972 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 8,382 | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 9,000 | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 8,105 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 10,869 | +34.1% |
| 2023 | 9,577 | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 13,022 | +36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,396 | 3,409 | 6,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,105 | 5,183 | 8,382 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,114 | 8,105 | 13,022 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Arms imports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.8 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 -6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for in Sub-Saharan Africa was 13,022 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 13,022 in 2024.
- What is the lowest total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,409 in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
- Is total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for technical cooperation (millions of 2024 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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