Korea has focused on providing ODA to the Asian region based on geographical accessibility and cultural
intimacy. Based on the “ODA Advancement Plan” established in 2010, Korea has established a regional policy to
maintain Asia-centered support while gradually expanding the portion to Africa.
In 2021, $1.014 billion was provided to Asia and $522 million to Africa, with support to the two regions
accounting for 71.6% of the total bilateral aid (based on grant equivalents).
Bilateral ODA by
Region, 2018-2021 (Grant Equivalents, USD Million)
OECD DAC statistics
| Bilateral ODA by Region |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Africa
(share : %) |
484.09 |
490.86 |
426.68 |
522.14 |
| 27.9 |
26.4 |
24.4 |
23.3 |
Asia
(share : %) |
802.24 |
959.00 |
934.95 |
1,014.40 |
| 46.3 |
51.6 |
53.4 |
47.3 |
America
(share : %) |
170.66 |
188.70 |
139.01 |
205.30 |
| 9.8 |
10.2 |
7.9 |
9.6 |
Europe
(share : %) |
1.99 |
7.50 |
10.82 |
8.77 |
| 0.1 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
Oceania
(share : %) |
16.09 |
15.93 |
15.52 |
16.42 |
| 0.9 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
Unallocated
(share : %) |
259.38 |
195.05 |
224.47 |
378.13 |
| 15.0 |
10.5 |
12.8 |
17.6 |
| Total |
1,734.45 |
1,857.04 |
1751.45 |
2,145.17 |
KOR