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Foreign Aid (% of GNI) by African country
Central African Republic has the highest net official development assistance as a share of GNI of any African country, at 27.3% — 1.3× Somalia's 20.4%.
Net official development assistance received as a share of gross national income — a measure of aid dependence. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
Latest available year varies by country (2011–2023); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Central African Republic
Somalia
BurundiBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Foreign Aid (% of GNI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 27.3% | |
| 2 | Somalia | 20.4% | |
| 3 | Burundi | 18.3% | |
| 4 | South Sudan | 15.9% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 5 | Mozambique | 15.3% | |
| 6 | Gambia | 14.6% | |
| 7 | Liberia | 13.9% | |
| 8 | Malawi | 13.1% | |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 11.5% | |
| 10 | Comoros | 11.3% | |
| 11 | Rwanda | 9.5% | |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 9% | |
| 13 | Madagascar | 8% | |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 7.8% | |
| 15 | Niger | 7.7% | |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 7.5% | |
| 17 | Lesotho | 6.6% | |
| 18 | Chad | 6.6% | |
| 19 | Eritrea | 6.5% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.4% | |
| 21 | Togo | 6.3% | |
| 22 | Senegal | 6.3% | |
| 23 | Djibouti | 5.6% | |
| 24 | Zambia | 5.5% | |
| 25 | Mali | 5.4% | |
| 26 | Benin | 5.3% | |
| 27 | Uganda | 4.7% | |
| 28 | Cabo Verde | 4.1% | |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 4% | |
| 30 | Tanzania | 3.9% | |
| 31 | Mauritania | 3.9% | |
| 32 | Sudan | 3.5% | |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.1% | |
| 34 | Republic of the Congo | 2.7% | |
| 35 | Tunisia | 2.6% | |
| 36 | Guinea | 2.6% | |
| 37 | Eswatini | 2.6% | |
| 38 | Kenya | 2.5% | |
| 39 | Namibia | 2.3% | |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 2.2% | |
| 41 | Ghana | 2.1% | |
| 42 | Cameroon | 2% | |
| 43 | Botswana | 1.5% | |
| 44 | Seychelles | 1% ⚠ ’17 | |
| 45 | Libya | 0.8% | |
| 46 | Nigeria | 0.8% | |
| 47 | Mauritius | 0.6% | |
| 48 | Morocco | 0.5% | |
| 49 | South Africa | 0.4% | |
| 50 | Gabon | 0.3% | |
| 51 | Angola | 0.2% | |
| 52 | Egypt | 0.1% | |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1% | |
| 54 | Algeria | 0.1% |
South Sudan
Mozambique
Gambia
Liberia
Malawi
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Rwanda
Guinea-Bissau
Madagascar
Sierra Leone
Niger
Burkina Faso
Lesotho
Chad
Eritrea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Togo
Senegal
Djibouti
Zambia
Mali
Benin
Uganda
Cabo Verde
Ethiopia
Tanzania
Mauritania
Sudan
Cote d'Ivoire
Republic of the Congo
Tunisia
Guinea
Eswatini
Kenya
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Ghana
Cameroon
Botswana
Seychelles
Libya
Nigeria
Mauritius
Morocco
South Africa
Gabon
Angola
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
AlgeriaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Foreign Aid (% of GNI) figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=net_oda_received_pct_gni&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest net official development assistance as a share of GNI?
Central African Republic has the highest net official development assistance as a share of GNI in Africa at 27.3% (2023), followed by Somalia and Burundi.
Which African country has the lowest net official development assistance as a share of GNI?
Algeria has the lowest net official development assistance as a share of GNI of the 54 African countries with data, at 0.1% (2023).
How many African countries report Foreign Aid (% of GNI) data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Foreign Aid (% of GNI) figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2011–2023). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=net_oda_received_pct_gni&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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