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Foreign Aid per Capita by African country

$376Sao Tome and Principe leads · 2023

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. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.

#1 vs #5494×Sao Tome and Principe vs Angola
Median$61Republic of the Congo
Lowest$4Angola

By region

regional average
East Africa$93
16 countries · led by Comoros
Central Africa$83
9 countries · led by Sao Tome and Principe
West Africa$77
16 countries · led by Cabo Verde
Southern Africa$73
7 countries · led by Botswana
North Africa$34
6 countries · led by Tunisia

Full ranking

54 of 54 countries
#CountryForeign Aid per CapitaPeriod
1Sao Tome and Principe
$3762023
2Comoros
$1962023
3Cabo Verde
$1952023
4Djibouti
$1932023
5Seychelles
$1692017
6South Sudan
$1562023
7Central African Republic
$1432023
8Gambia
$1272023
9Somalia
$1242023
10Botswana
$1152023
11Senegal
$1032023
12Liberia
$1022023
13Tunisia
$1002023
14Rwanda
$992023
15Namibia
$922023
16Eswatini
$902023
17Guinea-Bissau
$882023
18Mozambique
$872023
19Mauritania
$842023
20Malawi
$822023
21Cote d'Ivoire
$762023
22Mauritius
$762023
23Lesotho
$752023
24Benin
$732023
25Zambia
$692023
26Togo
$662023
27Burkina Faso
$622023
28Republic of the Congo
$612023
29Chad
$592023
30Sierra Leone
$592023
31Mali
$542023
32Libya
$492023
33Niger
$492023
34Zimbabwe
$482023
35Kenya
$472023
36Ghana
$472023
37Uganda
$462023
38Tanzania
$462023
39Burundi
$452023
40Ethiopia
$422023
41Democratic Republic of the Congo
$412023
42Madagascar
$402023
43Eritrea
$372023
44Guinea
$372023
45Cameroon
$332023
46Sudan
$282023
47South Africa
$242023
48Gabon
$212023
49Morocco
$202023
50Nigeria
$162023
51Equatorial Guinea
$62023
52Algeria
$42023
53Egypt
$42023
54Angola
$42023

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

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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 54 African countries with data, at $4 (2023).

How many African countries report Foreign Aid per Capita data?

54 of 54 African countries have a recent Foreign Aid per Capita figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's 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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