Development aid received — all countries

Development aid received — Lesotho

Development aid received in Lesotho in 2023 — 172,315,887 US$. Ranked 98 in the world out of 136. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 10,945.9%.

2023 172M US$ +12.09% vs 2022
World rank 98of 136
Period maximum 321M US$2013
Period minimum 1.56M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2023 · US$

Development aid received — Lesotho, 1960–20230100M200M300M400M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,560,000 US$1962: 5,930,000 US$1964: 5,660,000 US$1966: 12,540,000 US$1968: 13,180,000 US$1970: 9,730,000 US$1972: 13,840,000 US$1974: 20,620,001 US$1976: 28,520,000 US$1978: 49,410,000 US$1980: 93,160,004 US$1982: 92,349,998 US$1984: 98,459,999 US$1986: 85,379,997 US$1988: 108,900,002 US$1990: 139,130,005 US$1992: 143,160,004 US$1994: 115,620,003 US$1996: 103,209,999 US$1998: 61,846,226 US$2000: 37,166,401 US$2002: 77,002,716 US$2004: 95,307,983 US$2006: 71,186,668 US$2008: 144,707,809 US$2010: 218,279,999 US$2012: 276,257,324 US$2014: 107,174,263 US$2016: 112,066,635 US$2018: 153,757,339 US$2020: 172,013,901 US$2022: 153,728,333 US$2023: 172,315,887 US$
Change over the period: +171M (+10,945.89%) Average annual rate: 7.75 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lesotho

Lesotho 172M US$
World 259B US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.84B US$
Southern Africa computed 2.35B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 98.05B US$
Development aid received — Lesotho, by year Lesotho All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 172M +18.59M +12.09%
2022 154M −26.61M −14.75%
2021 180M +8.32M +4.84%
2020 172M +30.8M +21.81%
2019 141M −12.54M −8.16%
2018 154M +8.09M +5.56%
2017 146M +33.6M +29.98%
2016 112M +25.58M +29.57%
2015 86.49M −20.68M −19.3%
2014 107M −214M −66.58%
2013 321M +44.42M +16.08%
2012 276M +19.49M +7.59%
2011 257M +38.49M +17.63%
2010 218M +96.01M +78.52%
2009 122M −22.43M −15.5%
2008 145M +13.81M +10.55%
2007 131M +59.71M +83.88%
2006 71.19M +2.75M +4.01%
2005 68.44M −26.87M −28.19%
2004 95.31M +16.18M +20.45%
2003 79.13M +2.13M +2.76%
2002 77M +21.45M +38.62%
2001 55.55M +18.38M +49.46%
2000 37.17M +5.5M +17.35%
1999 31.67M −30.17M −48.79%
1998 61.85M −29.65M −32.4%
1997 91.49M −11.72M −11.35%
1996 103M −9.44M −8.38%
1995 113M −2.97M −2.57%
1994 116M −27.44M −19.18%
1993 143M −100,006 −0.07%
1992 143M +19.85M +16.1%
1991 123M −15.82M −11.37%
1990 139M +4.62M +3.43%
1989 135M +25.61M +23.52%
1988 109M +4.05M +3.86%
1987 105M +19.47M +22.8%
1986 85.38M −6.8M −7.38%
1985 92.18M −6.28M −6.38%
1984 98.46M −7.72M −7.27%
1983 106M +13.83M +14.98%
1982 92.35M −10.9M −10.56%
1981 103M +10.09M +10.83%
1980 93.16M +28.45M +43.97%
1979 64.71M +15.3M +30.97%
1978 49.41M +12.74M +34.74%
1977 36.67M +8.15M +28.58%
1976 28.52M +40,001 +0.14%
1975 28.48M +7.86M +38.12%
1974 20.62M +6.69M +48.03%
1973 13.93M +90,000 +0.65%
1972 13.84M −2.73M −16.48%
1971 16.57M +6.84M +70.3%
1970 9.73M −3.34M −25.55%
1969 13.07M −110,001 −0.83%
1968 13.18M −599,999 −4.35%
1967 13.78M +1.24M +9.89%
1966 12.54M +3.05M +32.14%
1965 9.49M +3.83M +67.67%
1964 5.66M +20,000 +0.35%
1963 5.64M −290,000 −4.89%
1962 5.93M +1.79M +43.24%
1961 4.14M +2.58M +165.38%
1960 1.56M

Southern Africa, 2023

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About the indicator

Net official development assistance received: grants and concessional loans from states and international organizations, less repayments of principal on earlier concessional loans. The word net matters here — for a country that borrowed heavily in the past the value can turn out negative, if repayments exceed new receipts. The comparison with remittances is telling: for most middle-income countries remittances have long been several times larger than aid.

Important: A net quantity: repayments of earlier concessional loans are deducted, so negative values are possible. Military aid does not count as official development assistance.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.