Foreign aid and investments received by country
Countries reporting
152
Highest
21.53 billion
China
Lowest
-9.27 billion
Chile
Median
828.05 million
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
3,229
What the numbers show
Foreign aid and investments received is currently reported for 152 countries. The highest value is 21.53 billion in China; the lowest is -9.27 billion in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 828.05 million, and the mean is 1.83 billion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 12,914.5%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 718.5%).
Foreign aid and investments received: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 21.53 billion | 2021 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 19.46 billion | 2021 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 18.93 billion | 2021 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Egypt | 11.55 billion | 2021 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 10.45 billion | 2021 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Syria | 9.68 billion | 2021 | up 1,529.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 9.13 billion | 2021 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 7.40 billion | 2021 | up 277.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Nigeria | 6.09 billion | 2021 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Panama | 6.06 billion | 2021 | up 481.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 5.77 billion | 2007 | up 689.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Philippines | 5.61 billion | 2021 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Peru | 5.18 billion | 2021 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 4.70 billion | 2021 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 4.43 billion | 2021 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 4.36 billion | 2021 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 4.11 billion | 2021 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Vietnam | 4.06 billion | 2021 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 4.05 billion | 2021 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Jordan | 3.98 billion | 2021 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 3.86 billion | 2021 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 23 | Kenya | 3.80 billion | 2021 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Yemen | 3.78 billion | 2021 | up 758.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.76 billion | 2021 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Sudan | 3.62 billion | 2021 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 3.58 billion | 2021 | up 1,055.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Tanzania | 3.52 billion | 2021 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 29 | Turkey | 3.34 billion | 2021 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 3.11 billion | 2021 | up 598.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.01 billion | 2021 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Mozambique | 2.80 billion | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 2.75 billion | 2021 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 2.42 billion | 2021 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ecuador | 2.41 billion | 2021 | up 261.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 2.37 billion | 2021 | up 10,766.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Barbados | 2.31 billion | 2010 | up 732.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Venezuela | 2.31 billion | 2021 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 2.25 billion | 2021 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Palestine | 2.20 billion | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 41 | South Sudan | 2.11 billion | 2021 | up 383.4% | rising |
| 42 | Iraq | 2.08 billion | 2021 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 2.06 billion | 2021 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 44 | Montenegro | 1.94 billion | 2021 | up 12,914.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Georgia | 1.90 billion | 2021 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Niger | 1.81 billion | 2021 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 1.68 billion | 2017 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 1.66 billion | 2021 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 49 | Argentina | 1.64 billion | 2021 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 1.64 billion | 2021 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Cambodia | 1.59 billion | 2021 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Cameroon | 1.59 billion | 2021 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Lebanon | 1.53 billion | 2021 | up 785.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Mali | 1.44 billion | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 55 | Mauritius | 1.43 billion | 2021 | up 196.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Paraguay | 1.41 billion | 2021 | up 480.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Ghana | 1.31 billion | 2021 | down 51.7% | rising |
| 58 | Myanmar | 1.30 billion | 2021 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Croatia | 1.29 billion | 2010 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Senegal | 1.28 billion | 2021 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Honduras | 1.27 billion | 2021 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Oman | 1.25 billion | 2010 | up 517.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 1.22 billion | 2021 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Madagascar | 1.20 billion | 2021 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 65 | Rwanda | 1.20 billion | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia | 1.17 billion | 2021 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 1.17 billion | 2021 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Liberia | 1.14 billion | 2021 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Tunisia | 1.11 billion | 2021 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Zambia | 970.20 million | 2021 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 961.47 million | 2021 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 72 | Benin | 921.34 million | 2021 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 73 | Haiti | 915.98 million | 2021 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 887.93 million | 2021 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 75 | Equatorial Guinea | 872.65 million | 2021 | up 1,244.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Malawi | 838.70 million | 2021 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 77 | Bahrain | 829.32 million | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 826.79 million | 2021 | up 37.8% | flat |
| 79 | Chad | 820.88 million | 2021 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Fiji | 794.47 million | 2021 | up 435.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 714.95 million | 2021 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 82 | Trinidad and Tobago | 704.40 million | 2010 | up 459.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Moldova | 692.28 million | 2021 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 681.57 million | 2021 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 86 | Burundi | 662.35 million | 2021 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 87 | Guinea | 654.96 million | 2021 | up 267.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 631.24 million | 2021 | up 113.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 605.52 million | 2021 | down 70.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Mayotte | 605.42 million | 2010 | up 486.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 581.78 million | 2021 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 577.99 million | 2021 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 93 | Togo | 559.19 million | 2021 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 485.85 million | 2021 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 95 | Iran | 457.67 million | 2021 | up 110.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 374.89 million | 2021 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Suriname | 366.69 million | 2021 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 344.09 million | 2021 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 334.33 million | 2021 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Armenia | 313.47 million | 2021 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 101 | East Timor | 299.26 million | 2021 | up 13.7% | falling |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 297.52 million | 2021 | up 376.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritania | 293.92 million | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | 269.43 million | 2021 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 265.46 million | 2021 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 245.01 million | 2021 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 238.28 million | 2021 | up 234.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Maldives | 215.28 million | 2021 | up 589.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Djibouti | 186.01 million | 2021 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | 175.95 million | 2021 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 111 | Lesotho | 174.42 million | 2021 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Comoros | 162.96 million | 2021 | up 190.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Cuba | 152.75 million | 2021 | up 276.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 142.15 million | 2021 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Seychelles | 141.64 million | 2017 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Bhutan | 130.02 million | 2021 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 124.67 million | 2021 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 123.41 million | 2021 | up 1,435.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 122.90 million | 2007 | up 2,035.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Guyana | 115.35 million | 2021 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Tonga | 113.04 million | 2021 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Belize | 111.04 million | 2021 | up 416.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Samoa | 84.24 million | 2021 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 124 | Wallis and Futuna | 81.02 million | 2021 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 125 | Kiribati | 73.09 million | 2021 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Eswatini | 64.82 million | 2021 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Grenada | 63.49 million | 2021 | up 1,271.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Palau | 60.13 million | 2021 | up 63.0% | rising |
| 129 | Jamaica | 56.27 million | 2021 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Helena | 53.97 million | 2021 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Eritrea | 43.91 million | 2021 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Montserrat | 39.78 million | 2021 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Niue | 37.32 million | 2021 | up 79.0% | rising |
| 134 | Tuvalu | 36.01 million | 2021 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Nauru | 33.76 million | 2021 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Cook Islands | 30.67 million | 2019 | up 527.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.29 million | 2021 | up 421.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20.80 million | 2013 | up 226.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Tokelau | 13.76 million | 2021 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 140 | North Korea | -9.13 million | 2021 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Dominica | -35.14 million | 2021 | down 231.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Namibia | -38.77 million | 2021 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Mongolia | -84.46 million | 2021 | down 119.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Anguilla | -141.26 million | 2013 | down 718.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Azerbaijan | -157.83 million | 2021 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Gabon | -162.48 million | 2021 | down 130.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Costa Rica | -257.51 million | 2021 | down 163.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Belarus | -314.73 million | 2021 | down 170.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Angola | -406.77 million | 2021 | down 112.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Algeria | -537.17 million | 2021 | down 132.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Micronesia (country) | -660.70 million | 2021 | down 190.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Congo | -705.95 million | 2021 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | -778.58 million | 2021 | down 352.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Chile | -9.27 billion | 2017 | down 284.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 4.08 billion
- Central African Republic 664.90 million