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Foreign Aid (% of GNI) by African country

27.3%Central African Republic · highest shown · 2023

Central African Republic has the highest reported net official development assistance as a share of GNI among the 51 countries shown, at 27.3% (2023).

Net official development assistance received as a share of gross national income — a measure of aid dependence. 51 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.

#1 vs #51329×Central African Republic vs Algeria
Median4.1%Cabo Verde
Lowest0.1%Algeria

By region

unweighted mean of countries shown
East Africa9%
13 countries shown · highest value: Somalia
Central Africa6.3%
9 countries shown · highest value: Central African Republic
West Africa6.3%
16 countries shown · highest value: Gambia
Southern Africa3%
7 countries shown · highest value: Lesotho
North Africa1.3%
6 countries shown · highest value: Sudan

Full ranking

51 of 54 countries
#CountryForeign Aid (% of GNI)Period
1Central African Republic
27.3%2023
2Somalia
20.4%2023
3Burundi
18.3%2023
4Mozambique
15.3%2023
5Gambia
14.6%2023
6Liberia
13.9%2023
7Malawi
13.1%2023
8Sao Tome and Principe
11.5%2023
9Comoros
11.3%2023
10Rwanda
9.5%2023
11Guinea-Bissau
9%2023
12Madagascar
8%2023
13Sierra Leone
7.8%2023
14Niger
7.7%2023
15Burkina Faso
7.5%2023
16Lesotho
6.6%2023
17Chad
6.6%2023
18Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.4%2023
19Togo
6.3%2023
20Senegal
6.3%2023
21Djibouti
5.6%2023
22Zambia
5.5%2023
23Mali
5.4%2023
24Benin
5.3%2023
25Uganda
4.7%2023
26Cabo Verde
4.1%2023
27Ethiopia
4%2023
28Tanzania
3.9%2023
29Mauritania
3.9%2023
30Sudan
3.5%2023
31Cote d'Ivoire
3.1%2023
32Republic of the Congo
2.7%2023
33Tunisia
2.6%2023
34Guinea
2.6%2023
35Eswatini
2.6%2023
36Kenya
2.5%2023
37Namibia
2.3%2023
38Zimbabwe
2.2%2023
39Ghana
2.1%2023
40Cameroon
2%2023
41Botswana
1.5%2023
42Libya
0.8%2023
43Nigeria
0.8%2023
44Mauritius
0.6%2023
45Morocco
0.5%2023
46South Africa
0.4%2023
47Gabon
0.3%2023
48Angola
0.2%2023
49Egypt
0.1%2023
50Equatorial Guinea
0.1%2023
51Algeria
0.1%2023

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

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The table includes 51 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.

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