North Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Grants, excluding technical cooperation
Grants, excluding technical cooperation over time
- North Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 14.60 million BoP, current US$ against 13.32 million BoP, current US$ in North Korea, a difference of 1.28 million BoP, current US$.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 153rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 150th of 180 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 190,000 BoP, current US$ | 1.24 million BoP, current US$ | 1.05 million BoP, current US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 35.62 million BoP, current US$ | 1.75 million BoP, current US$ | 33.87 million BoP, current US$ | North Korea |
| 2000s | 87.86 million BoP, current US$ | 4.60 million BoP, current US$ | 83.26 million BoP, current US$ | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grants, excluding technical cooperation, North Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 14.60 million BoP, current US$ against 13.32 million BoP, current US$ in North Korea as of 2007.
- What is the difference in grants, excluding technical cooperation between North Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.28 million BoP, current US$, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2007.
- How do North Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for grants, excluding technical cooperation?
- North Korea ranks 153rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 150th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- DAC2A: Aid (ODA) disbursements to countries and regions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Grants are transfers made in cash, goods or services for which no repayment is required. For ODA reporting purposes, they also include forgiveness of non-military debt, support to non-governmental organisations, certain interest subsidies, and certain costs incurred in the implementation of aid. Grants to multilateral agencies intended to soften the terms of the latter’s lending are a direct resource outflow and should also be recorded as ODA grants. For OOF reporting purposes, grants for commercial purposes such as subsidies to national private investors, and grants to forgive military debt, are also included. Grant-like flows are assimilated to grants. They comprise a) loans for which the service payments are to be made into an account in the borrowing country and used in the borrowing country for its own benefit, and b) provision of commodities for sale in the recipient’s currency the proceeds of which are used in the recipient country for its own benefit. Data are in current U.S. dollars.