Overseas Aid
(asked on 1st September 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the GDP is of each of the 10 countries receiving the most aid from the UK; and what the average GDP value is of all other aid recipients.
The GDP of each of the 10 countries receiving the most bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the UK in 2012 and the average GDP value of all other aid recipients are shown in the table below. GDP is presented both in absolute terms and per capita. GDP per capita is more widely used since it takes into account the population of each country, giving a more meaningful measure.
Country | GDP per capita (£) | GDP (£m) | |
India | 949 | 1,173,054 | |
Afghanistan | 434 | 12,942 | |
Ethiopia | 295 | 27,014 | |
Nigeria | 1,718 | 290,064 | |
Bangladesh | 473 | 73,229 | |
Pakistan | 792 | 141,922 | |
Tanzania | 384 | 17,828 | |
Congo, Dem. Rep. | 264 | 17,325 | |
Zimbabwe | 574 | 7,871 | |
Malawi | 168 | 2,676 | |
It is not possible to give an average for other countries as GDP data for 2012 is not available for all countries.