Official development assistance … Official grants poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Official development assistance … Official grants poverty reduction was 0.0873 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, official development assistance grants for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.0873.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official development assistance grants for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.1015 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0707, in 2002.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Official development assistance … Official grants poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0992 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0958 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0707 | -26.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0756 | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.078 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0709 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0756 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0941 | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1015 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0996 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0862 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.085 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0859 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0872 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0802 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.093 | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0981 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0992 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.091 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0932 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.093 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0889 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0911 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0878 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0873 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0861 | 0.0707 | 0.1015 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0899 | 0.0802 | 0.0992 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0896 | 0.0873 | 0.093 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More poverty & inequality data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 45.0% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 17.1% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 63.2% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 27.9% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 48.2% (2024)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 88.6% (2024)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 53.1% (2024)
- Prosperity gap 11.5 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2024)
- Population living in slums 53.7% (2022)
- Proportion of population below international poverty line 45.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official development assistance grants for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0873 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest official development assistance grants for poverty reduction recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1015 in 2008.
- What is the lowest official development assistance grants for poverty reduction recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0707 in 2002.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for official development assistance grants for poverty reduction?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is official development assistance grants for poverty reduction rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction (percentage of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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