South Asia Compared by Economy > Foreign aid > International assistance received per capita
DEFINITION:
Net official development assistance (ODA) per capita 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; and is calculated by dividing net ODA received by the midyear population estimate. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Data are in current U.S. dollars.".
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Interesting observations about Economy > Foreign aid > International assistance received per capita
- Mayotte ranked first for foreign aid > international assistance received per capita amongst Densely populated countries in 2008.
- 11 of the bottom 67 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Sub-Saharan African.
- 15 of the bottom 143 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Middle East and North African.
- 3 of the bottom 143 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are High income OECD.
- 34 of the bottom 115 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Former British Colonies'.
- 9 of the bottom 70 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Landlocked.
- 18 of the bottom 140 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Religious.
- 35 of the bottom 139 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Latin American and Caribbean.
- 22 of the bottom 143 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Heavily indebted.
- 5 of the bottom 102 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Eastern European.
- 4 of the bottom 37 countries by foreign aid > international assistance received per capita are Cold countries'.