South Asia Compared by Economy > Economic aid > Recipient per capita
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This entry, which is subject to major problems of definition and statistical coverage, refers to the net inflow of Official Development Finance (ODF) to recipient countries. The figure includes assistance from the World Bank, the IMF, and other international organizations and from individual nation donors. Formal commitments of aid are included in the data. Omitted from the data are grants by private organizations. Aid comes in various forms including outright grants and loans. The entry thus is the difference between new inflows and repayments. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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Interesting observations about Economy > Economic aid > Recipient per capita
- All of the top 2 countries by economic aid > recipient per capita are Christian.
- All of the top 2 countries by economic aid > recipient per capita are Cold countries'.
- Greenland has had the highest economic aid > recipient per capita since 1997.
- 56 of the top 89 countries by economic aid > recipient per capita are Hot countries.
- French Polynesia has ranked in the top 2 for economic aid > recipient per capita since 1997.
- New Caledonia has ranked in the top 2 for economic aid > recipient per capita since 1998.
- 2 of the top 4 countries by economic aid > recipient per capita are Sparsely populated.
- Palau ranked first for economic aid > recipient per capita amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.