Total official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors, net disbursement, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars) by country
Countries reporting
129
Highest
634.74
Nigeria
Lowest
-65.27
China
Median
10.79
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
2,630
What the numbers show
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors, net disbursement, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars) is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 634.74 in Nigeria; the lowest is -65.27 in China.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.79, and the mean is 53.21.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 74 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 10,982.9%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 654.3%).
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 634.74 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 2 | Pakistan | 390.31 | 2024 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 362.25 | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 4 | Kenya | 249.63 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 246.17 | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 244.4 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 7 | Burkina Faso | 241.5 | 2024 | up 165.8% | rising |
| 8 | Yemen | 239.41 | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 231.76 | 2024 | up 140.1% | rising |
| 10 | Mozambique | 226.35 | 2024 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 11 | Malawi | 202.36 | 2024 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 196.79 | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 13 | Ghana | 179.47 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 14 | Sudan | 169.32 | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 15 | Madagascar | 167.18 | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 16 | Zambia | 130.44 | 2024 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 17 | Chad | 126.17 | 2024 | up 168.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 123.44 | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 19 | India | 118.56 | 2024 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 110.92 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Somalia | 108.84 | 2024 | up 52.6% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 106.63 | 2024 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Myanmar | 103.27 | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 102.87 | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 97.48 | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 26 | Burundi | 88.3 | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 27 | Rwanda | 86.78 | 2024 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 28 | Lebanon | 86.73 | 2024 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Senegal | 82.53 | 2024 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 30 | Benin | 77.12 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 31 | South Sudan | 68.94 | 2024 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 32 | Liberia | 67.91 | 2024 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 67.54 | 2024 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 66.08 | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Jordan | 64.2 | 2024 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | 58.05 | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 57.45 | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 56.79 | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 39 | Haiti | 56.16 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 40 | Togo | 54.22 | 2024 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 41 | Nepal | 51.57 | 2024 | down 59.8% | rising |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 47.2 | 2024 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 42.45 | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 41.2 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 45 | Gambia | 39.18 | 2024 | up 78.0% | rising |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 33.99 | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Angola | 32.28 | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 48 | Congo | 31.11 | 2024 | up 364.4% | rising |
| 49 | Egypt | 26.98 | 2024 | up 512.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 25.34 | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 25.27 | 2024 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 52 | Comoros | 24.37 | 2024 | up 403.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 23.84 | 2024 | up 947.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 23.54 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Mauritania | 23.47 | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 18.4 | 2024 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 16.45 | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.3 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 59 | Kiribati | 13.93 | 2024 | up 1,460.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 13.44 | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Lesotho | 12.34 | 2024 | up 339.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Gabon | 11.5 | 2024 | up 415.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Eritrea | 11.26 | 2024 | down 32.7% | flat |
| 64 | Cuba | 11.16 | 2024 | up 215.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 10.79 | 2024 | up 10,982.9% | volatile |
| 66 | El Salvador | 9.25 | 2024 | up 243.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Tunisia | 9.06 | 2024 | up 314.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 8.94 | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 8.81 | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 8.69 | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 71 | Colombia | 8.56 | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 7.82 | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 7.61 | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Jamaica | 6.68 | 2024 | up 7,150.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 6.34 | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 6.3 | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Thailand | 5.26 | 2024 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.1 | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 4.83 | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.5 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 3.84 | 2024 | up 3,825.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Kosovo | 3.75 | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Djibouti | 3.56 | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Samoa | 3.4 | 2024 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Eswatini | 3.26 | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Brazil | 3.12 | 2024 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | 2.8 | 2024 | up 405.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Tonga | 2.32 | 2024 | up 258.0% | volatile |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 2.32 | 2024 | up 346.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Namibia | 2 | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Paraguay | 1.92 | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Bhutan | 1.9 | 2024 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Malaysia | 1.67 | 2024 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 1.58 | 2024 | up 840.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 1.55 | 2024 | up 1,539.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Mexico | 1.53 | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 1.42 | 2024 | up 2,449.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Albania | 1.26 | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 1.25 | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Palau | 1.06 | 2024 | up 3,544.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9477 | 2024 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Morocco | 0.8973 | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 0.8762 | 2024 | up 516.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 0.8385 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 105 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0.6058 | 2024 | up 334.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Grenada | 0.527 | 2024 | up 2,946.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Belize | 0.4871 | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Chile | 0.4453 | 2017 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 0.4074 | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Naoero | 0.3288 | 2024 | up 239.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Cook Islands | 0.2173 | 2019 | up 241.9% | rising |
| 112 | Niue | 0.1869 | 2024 | up 1,102.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1512 | 2021 | up 3,003.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Tokelau | 0.123 | 2024 | up 616.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Georgia | 0.1196 | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Maldives | 0.0905 | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Suriname | 0.0239 | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Seychelles | 0.0207 | 2017 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Montserrat | 0.0108 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0049 | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Panama | -0.0266 | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Botswana | -0.1597 | 2024 | down 103.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Dominica | -0.1853 | 2024 | down 353.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Belarus | -0.2296 | 2024 | down 103.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Costa Rica | -0.2778 | 2024 | down 177.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Uruguay | -0.4618 | 2017 | down 116.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Armenia | -0.9625 | 2024 | down 114.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Argentina | -4.31 | 2024 | down 654.3% | volatile |
| 129 | China | -65.27 | 2024 | down 218.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Developing regions 11,421
- Africa 5,713
- Sub-Saharan Africa 5,494
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5,161
- ODA residual 3,014
- Eastern Africa 2,348
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 2,517
- Western Africa 2,117
- Asia 2,257
- Southern Asia 1,014
- Middle Africa 970.59
- Western Asia 771.06
- Southern Asia (excluding India) 895.43
- South-Eastern Asia 423.22
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 593.09
- Latin America and the Caribbean 242.33
- United Republic of Tanzania 271.76
- Northern Africa 218.63
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 258.94
- Côte d'Ivoire 174.5
- State of Palestine 152.01
- Oceania 105.34
- Türkiye 150.41
- Central Asia 99.87
- Caucasus and Central Asia 103.85
- Central America 93.77
- Europe 88.81
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 88.81
- Caribbean 78.42
- Melanesia 78.14
- South America 70.14
- Syrian Arab Republic 67.97
- Southern Africa 58.64
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 40.47
- Eastern Europe 51.72
- Timor-Leste 22.84
- Southern Europe 37.1
- Viet Nam 18.96
- Micronesia 18.7
- Cabo Verde 3.34