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Foreign Aid per Capita by African country
Sao Tome and Principe has the highest net official development assistance per person of any African country, at $376 — 1.9× Comoros's $196.
Net official development assistance received per person, in current US dollars. 53 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe
Comoros
Cabo VerdeBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Foreign Aid per Capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | $376 | |
| 2 | Comoros | $196 | |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | $195 | |
| 4 | Djibouti | $193 | |
| 5 | South Sudan | $156 | |
| 6 | Central African Republic | $143 | |
| 7 | Gambia | $127 | |
| 8 | Somalia | $124 | |
| 9 | Botswana | $115 | |
| 10 | Senegal | $103 | |
| 11 | Liberia | $102 | |
| 12 | Tunisia | $100 | |
| 13 | Rwanda | $99 | |
| 14 | Namibia | $92 | |
| 15 | Eswatini | $90 | |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | $88 | |
| 17 | Mozambique | $87 | |
| 18 | Mauritania | $84 | |
| 19 | Malawi | $82 | |
| 20 | Cote d'Ivoire | $76 | |
| 21 | Mauritius | $76 | |
| 22 | Togo | $75 | |
| 23 | Lesotho | $75 | |
| 24 | Benin | $73 | |
| 25 | Zambia | $69 | |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | $62 | |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | $61 | |
| 28 | Chad | $59 | |
| 29 | Sierra Leone | $59 | |
| 30 | Mali | $54 | |
| 31 | Libya | $49 | |
| 32 | Niger | $49 | |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | $48 | |
| 34 | Kenya | $47 | |
| 35 | Ghana | $47 | |
| 36 | Uganda | $46 | |
| 37 | Tanzania | $46 | |
| 38 | Burundi | $45 | |
| 39 | Ethiopia | $42 | |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $41 | |
| 41 | Madagascar | $40 | |
| 42 | Eritrea | $37 | |
| 43 | Guinea | $37 | |
| 44 | Cameroon | $33 | |
| 45 | Sudan | $28 | |
| 46 | South Africa | $24 | |
| 47 | Gabon | $21 | |
| 48 | Morocco | $20 | |
| 49 | Nigeria | $16 | |
| 50 | Equatorial Guinea | $6 | |
| 51 | Algeria | $4 | |
| 52 | Egypt | $4 | |
| 53 | Angola | $4 |
Djibouti
South Sudan
Central African Republic
Gambia
Somalia
Botswana
Senegal
Liberia
Tunisia
Rwanda
Namibia
Eswatini
Guinea-Bissau
Mozambique
Mauritania
Malawi
Cote d'Ivoire
Mauritius
Togo
Lesotho
Benin
Zambia
Burkina Faso
Republic of the Congo
Chad
Sierra Leone
Mali
Libya
Niger
Zimbabwe
Kenya
Ghana
Uganda
Tanzania
Burundi
Ethiopia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Madagascar
Eritrea
Guinea
Cameroon
Sudan
South Africa
Gabon
Morocco
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Algeria
Egypt
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One call to /v1/data returns the latest Foreign Aid per Capita figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest net official development assistance per person?
Sao Tome and Principe has the highest net official development assistance per person in Africa at $376 (2023), followed by Comoros and Cabo Verde.
Which African country has the lowest net official development assistance per person?
Angola has the lowest net official development assistance per person of the 53 African countries with data, at $4 (2023).
How many African countries report Foreign Aid per Capita data?
53 of 54 African countries have a Foreign Aid per Capita figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries). 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_per_capita_usd&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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