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South Asia - Net ODA received

Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation)

Net ODA received (% of gross capital formation) in South Asia was 1.45 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 18.84 in 1967, while its lowest value was 1.16 in 2018.

Definition: Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).

Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, and International Development Statistics database. Data

Year	Value
1960	14.77
1961	13.04
1962	12.84
1963	16.40
1964	16.32
1965	14.39
1966	16.23
1967	18.84
1968	13.57
1969	10.78
1970	9.93
1971	10.61
1972	9.34
1973	8.85
1974	10.82
1975	16.06
1976	14.64
1977	9.33
1978	8.43
1979	9.11
1980	10.70
1981	8.60
1982	8.22
1983	7.58
1984	7.16
1985	6.06
1986	7.30
1987	6.02
1988	6.27
1989	6.06
1990	4.85
1991	8.74
1992	6.45
1993	5.17
1994	5.53
1995	3.58
1996	3.46
1997	2.81
1998	3.04
1999	2.35
2000	2.28
2001	3.40
2002	3.69
2003	2.61
2004	2.24
2005	2.48
2006	2.05
2007	1.89
2008	2.11
2009	2.24
2010	1.96
2011	2.04
2012	1.74
2013	1.86
2014	1.89
2015	1.92
2016	1.66
2017	1.50
2018	1.16
2019	1.45

Net ODA received (% of GNI)

Net ODA received (% of GNI) in South Asia was 0.43 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 2.97 in 1967, while its lowest value was 0.36 in 2018.

Year	Value
1960	2.20
1961	1.88
1962	2.09
1963	2.56
1964	2.61
1965	2.53
1966	2.85
1967	2.97
1968	2.02
1969	1.73
1970	1.63
1971	1.76
1972	1.40
1973	1.56
1974	1.89
1975	2.69
1976	2.67
1977	1.76
1978	1.82
1979	1.91
1980	2.18
1981	1.76
1982	1.71
1983	1.51
1984	1.48
1985	1.32
1986	1.57
1987	1.39
1988	1.50
1989	1.50
1990	1.30
1991	2.01
1992	1.57
1993	1.22
1994	1.43
1995	0.94
1996	0.86
1997	0.75
1998	0.77
1999	0.64
2000	0.58
2001	0.86
2002	0.95
2003	0.72
2004	0.74
2005	0.86
2006	0.73
2007	0.73
2008	0.73
2009	0.82
2010	0.73
2011	0.74
2012	0.62
2013	0.59
2014	0.61
2015	0.59
2016	0.49
2017	0.45
2018	0.36
2019	0.43

Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income)

Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) in South Asia was 1.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 31.57 in 1976, while its lowest value was 1.37 in 2018.

Year	Value
1975	30.85
1976	31.57
1977	20.84
1978	18.55
1979	16.50
1980	16.88
1981	13.97
1982	13.78
1983	12.91
1984	11.77
1985	11.15
1986	13.48
1987	12.17
1988	12.38
1989	11.40
1990	9.81
1991	13.59
1992	10.27
1993	7.73
1994	8.79
1995	5.14
1996	4.74
1997	4.19
1998	4.41
1999	3.76
2000	3.12
2001	4.86
2002	5.41
2003	3.99
2004	3.50
2005	3.48
2006	2.76
2007	2.84
2008	2.20
2009	3.15
2010	2.62
2011	2.36
2012	1.89
2013	1.89
2014	2.10
2015	2.31
2016	2.08
2017	1.90
2018	1.37
2019	1.80

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Official development assistance