DEVELOPMENT AID AT A GLANCE

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1 DEVELOPMENT AID AT A GLANCE REPORT ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) Development Co-operation Directorate, OECD

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword 1 ODA to LDCs 2 Aid Donors to LDCs 3 Aid Recipients in LDCs 4 Aid Distribution by Sector in LDCs 2

3 Foreword This report was prepared from the Corporate Data Environment databases available free at the OECD website and it serves as an example of the wealth of information available there. For more detailed data on any part of this publication please go to That portal also allows access to data on countries, years and sectors not included in this document. This study presents tables and charts about activities funded by Official Development Assistance (ODA) to development countries reported to the DAC (Development Assistance Committee). The latest available data relate to These data have been provided by DAC members, multilateral institutions and other donors. Complete records from 1973 onwards are available on the yearly International Development Statistics CD-ROM, and on the DAC site: In case of long-time series used in the report the amounts are expressed in 2003 USD prices in order to make them comparable. In all other cases current USD prices were adopted. In order to facilitate interpretation all the report is based on the full list of 50 Least Developed Countries as of Please note that this list has been the subject to modifications through the past years. In case of table 2.1.b. and the last field of table 2.3. the share of aid to the LDCs was calculated after exclusion of donor s ODA to recipient countries with unallocated income group. Unless otherwise stated all tables and charts are based on net disbursement data from all donors (DAC countries, multilateral donors and non-dac donors reporting to the OECD) derived from DAC database. An exception is the Aid Distribution by Sector chapter which is based on commitments and only on data from DAC countries and multilateral donors derived from CRS datasets. Discrepancies may occur if the data are based on difference sources. For example data based on commitments will vary from data extracted on disbursement basis. BASIC DEFINITIONS ODA DAC COMMITMENT DISBURSEMENT OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. Grants or loans to countries and territories on Part I of the DAC List of Aid Recipients (developing countries) which are: (a) undertaken by the official sector; (b) with promotion of economic development and welfare as the main objective; (c) at concessional financial terms [if a loan, having a grant element of at least 25 per cent]. In addition to financial flows, technical co-operation is included in aid. Grants, loans and credits for military purposes are excluded. DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE. The committee of the OECD which deals with development co-operation matters. The members of the DAC are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Commission. A firm obligation expressed in writing and backed by the necessary funds, undertaken by an official donor to provide specified assistance to a recipient country or a multilateral organisation. Commitments are recorded in the full amount of expected transfer, irrespective of the time required for the completion of disbursements. The release of funds to or the purchase of goods or services for a recipient; by extension, the amount thus spent. Disbursements record the actual international transfer of financial resources, or of goods or services valued at the cost of the donor. 3

4 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE REPORT SECTORS Short name Full name Components SOCIAL ECONOMIC PRODUCTION MULTISECTOR GENERAL PROGRAMME AID DEBT EMERGENCY OTHERS Social infrastructure and services Economic infrastucture and services Production sectors Multisector Commodity aid and general programme assistance Action relating to debt Emergency assistance and reconstruction Others and unspecified Education / Health / Population policies, programmes and reproductive health / Water supply and sanitation / Government and civil society / Other social infrastructure and services Transport and storage / Communications / Energy generation and supply / Banking and financial services / Business and other services Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Industry / Mineral resources and mining / Construction / Trade policy and regulations / Tourism General environmental protection / Women in development / Other multi-sector General budget support / Food aid / Other commodity assistance Debt forgiveness / Relief of multilateral debt / Rescheduling and refinancing / Debt for development swaps / Other debt swaps / Debt buy-back Emergency food aid / Other emergency and distress relief / Reconstruction relief Administrative costs of donors / Support to Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) / Promotion of development awareness / Unallocated and unspecified LIST OF MULTILATERAL DONORS African Dev. Fund Asian Dev. Fund EC GFATM IDA IFAD SAF+ESAF+PRGF(IMF) UNDP UNFPA UNHCR UNICEF UNTA WFP African Development Fund Asian Development Fund European Commission (EC budget, European Development Fund and Europ. Investment Bank) Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria International Development Association International Fund for Agricultural Development Structural Adjustment Facility+ Enhanced SAF+ Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility United Nations Development Programme United Nations Fund for Population Activities United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Children s Fund United Nations Technical Assistance (the technical assistance of other UN agencies) World Food Programme 4

5 1. ODA TO LDCs 1.1. Top 10 LDCs recipients USD million, 2004, net disbursements 1.3. Trends in ODA to LDCs 1 Afghanistan % 2 Ethiopia % USD million, 2003 constant prices 3 Congo Dem. Rep % % change 4 Tanzania % ODA net disbursements * % 5 Bangladesh % ODA commitments % 6 Madagascar % 7 Mozambique % Population (thousands) % 8 Uganda % ODA per capita (USD) % 9 Angola % * After excluding net debt forgiveness grants from total ODA in 10 Zambia % 2003 and 2004 net disbursements rose by 11.2% Other recipients % Total % 1.4. ODA to all recipients by income group, 2004 As a percentage of total net disbursements 1.2. Top 10 ODA donors to LDCs USD million, 2004, net disbursements 1 IDA % 2 United States % 3 EC % 4 France % 5 United Kingdom % 6 Germany 963 4% 7 Netherlands 958 4% 8 Japan 915 4% 9 Portugal 824 3% 10 African Dev. Fund 676 3% Other donors % Total % 0% 2% 26% 25% 15% 32% Least Developed Countries Other Low Income Lower Middle Income Upper Middle Income High Income Countries Unspecified Income Group. Sectors in 2004 commitments 36% 14% 5% 4% 13% 16% 11% 1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Social Economic Production Multisector General Programme Aid Debt Emergency Others 5

6 1.6. Breakdown of ODA by income groups since As a percentage of total ODA, net disbursements 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Unspecified Income Group High Income Countries Upper Middle Income Lower Middle Income Other Low Income Least Developed Countries 1.7. Distribution of ODA by income groups and by sectors in 2004 As a percentage of total ODA in selected income group, commitments SOCIAL PRODUCTION GENERAL PROGRAMME AID EMERGENCY ECONOMIC MULTISECTOR DEBT OTHERS 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% HICs UMICs LMICs OLICs LDCs

7 2. AID DONORS TO LDCS 2.1. Top 10 bilateral donors to LDCs USD million, current prices, net disbursements a) Top 10 donors by amount b) Top 10 donors by share of aid to LDCs year average % of all donors year average LDCs as % of total country allocable ODA United States % 1 Portugal % 2 France % 2 Ireland % 3 United Kingdom % 3 Italy % 4 Germany % 4 Belgium % 5 Japan % 5 Denmark % 6 Netherlands % 6 Norway % 7 Italy % 7 Netherlands % 8 Belgium % 8 Sweden % 9 Norway % 9 France % 10 Sweden % 10 Luxembourg % Other DAC countries % Other DAC countries % Total DAC countries % Total DAC countries % 2.2. DAC donor countries aid to LDCs USD billion, current prices, values shown for 2004, net disbursements United States France United Kingdom Germany Japan Netherlands Italy Belgium Norway Sweden Denmark Canada Portugal Switzerland Ireland Australia Spain Finland Austria Luxembourg New Zealand Greece 7

8 2.3. ODA to LDCs by DAC donor USD million, 2003 prices, average annual net disbursements % of all donors LDCs as % of total donor aid Australia % 30% Austria % 26% Belgium % 68% Canada % 45% Denmark % 55% Finland % 47% France % 45% Germany % 34% Greece % 6% Ireland % 80% Italy % 78% Japan % 19% Luxembourg % 48% Netherlands % 49% New Zealand % 41% Norway % 53% Portugal % 96% Spain % 14% Sweden % 50% Switzerland % 40% United Kingdom % 48% United States % 31% DAC countries % 37% EC % 2.4. ODA to LDCs by major bilateral donors USD billion, 2003 prices, top 4 donors since 1970, 3-year average net disbursements 3.5 USA France Germany Japan

9 . Top 10 multilateral donors to LDCs USD million, current prices, net disbursements year average % of all donors 1 IDA % 2 EC % 3 African Dev. Fund % 4 Asian Dev. Fund % 5 WFP % 6 UNHCR % 7 UNICEF % 8 UNDP % 9 UNTA % 10 UNFPA % Other multilaterals % Total multilaterals % 2.6. ODA to LDCs by major multilateral donors USD billion, 2003 prices, top 5 donors since 1970, 3-year average net disbursements IDA EC African Dev. Fund WFP UNDP

10 3. AID RECIPIENTS IN LDCS 3.1. Top 10 ODA recipients in LDCs USD million, current prices, receipts from all donors, net disbursements year average % of all donors 1 Congo Dem. Rep % 2 Afghanistan % 3 Tanzania % 4 Ethiopia % 5 Mozambique % 6 Bangladesh % 7 Uganda % 8 Zambia % 9 Madagascar % 10 Angola % Other LDCs recipients % Total LDCs % 3.2. Top 10 ODA recipients in LDCs with indication of debt forgiveness share USD billion, current prices, net disbursements Net debt forgiveness grants Congo Dem. Rep. Afghanistan Tanzania Ethiopia Mozambique Bangladesh Uganda Zambia Madagascar Angola 10

11 3.3. ODA to LDCs by recipient country USD million, 2003 prices, net disbursements share(%) annual averages annual amounts Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin Bhutan Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Central African Rep Chad Comoros Congo Dem. Rep Djibouti East Timor Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Kiribati Laos Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Mauritania Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Niger Rwanda Samoa São Tomé and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia Sudan Tanzania Togo Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Yemen Zambia Grand Total

12 3.4. Trends in aid to major LDCs recipients USD billion, 2003 prices, top 8 recipients since, 3-year average net disbursements Afghanistan Mozambique Bangladesh Ethiopia Zambia Congo Dem. Rep. Uganda Tanzania

13 4. AID DISTRIBUTION BY SECTOR IN LDCS 4.1. ODA to LDCs by sector since As a percentage of total ODA to Africa, 3-year average commitments 35 SOCIAL 30 ECONOMIC 25 PRODUCTION 20 MULTISECTOR GENERAL PROGRAMME AID DEBT 5 EMERGENCY 0 OTHERS ODA to 6 largest recipients in LDCs by sector in 2004 As a percentage of total ODA committed for each country SOCIAL PRODUCTION GENERAL PROGRAMME AID EMERGENCY ECONOMIC MULTISECTOR DEBT OTHERS Afghanistan Bangladesh Congo Dem. Rep Ethiopia Mozambique Tanzania % 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 13

14 4.3. ODA to LDCs by donor and by sector in 2004 As a percentage of total donor commitments Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States Total DAC countries EC World Bank group Total multilaterals SOCIAL Education of which: Basic education Health of which: Basic health Population and reproductive health Water supply and sanitation Government and civil society Other social infrastr. and services ECONOMIC Transport, communications Energy Banking, business and other services PRODUCTION Agriculture, forestry and fishing Industry, mining and construction Trade and tourism MULTISECTOR GENERAL PROGRAMME AID DEBT EMERGENCY OTHERS TOTAL Food aid (emergency and develop. aid)

15 4.4. Analysis of social sector ODA to LDCs by donor As a percentage of total sector-allocable commitments for each donor in 2004 Education Health Population Programmes Water Supply & Sanitation Government & Civil Society Other Social DAC COUNTRIES Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States EC 4.5. Analysis of social sector ODA to LDCs since As a percentage of total sector-allocable ODA, 3-year average commitments 20 Education Health Population Programmes Water Supply & Sanitation Government & Civil Society Other Social

16 4.6. Analysis of economic and production sector ODA to LDCs by donor As a percentage of total sector-allocable commitments for donor in 2004 Transport / Communications Energy Banking / Business Services Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing Industry / Mining / Construction Trade / Tourism DAC COUNTRIES Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States EC 4.7. Analysis of economic and production sector ODA to LDCs since As a percentage of total sector-allocable ODA, 3-year average commitments 20 Transport / Communications Energy Banking / Business services Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing Industry / Mining / Construction Trade / Tourism

17 4.8. ODA to LDCs by sector and recipient in 2004 USD million, 2004 prices, commitments SOCIAL ECONOMIC PRODUCTION MULTISECTOR GEN.PROG.AID DEBT EMERGENCY OTHERS TOTAL Afghanistan Angola Bangladesh Benin Bhutan Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cape Verde Central African Rep Chad Comoros Congo Dem. Rep Djibouti East Timor Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Kiribati Laos Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Maldives Mali Mauritania Mozambique Myanmar Nepal Niger Rwanda Samoa São Tomé and Principe Senegal Sierra Leone Solomon Islands Somalia Sudan Tanzania Togo Tuvalu Uganda Vanuatu Yemen Zambia LDCs total

18 4.9. Education Total education aid to LDCs USD billion, 2003 prices, 3-year moving averages, commitments Bilateral ODA Multilateral ODA Top 10 recipients 2004 USD million, 2004 prices Banglad. Tanzania Nepal Afghan. Yemen Ethiopia Senegal Zambia Congo D.R. Mali Others Total 1 IDA France United Kingdom Japan United States Asian Dev. Fund Netherlands Germany Canada Denmark Other donors Total Top 10 donors % Education ODA by sub-sectors 2004 As percentage of total education ODA 16% 9% 59% Related Millenium Development Goals Achieve universal primary education (Goal 2) Education policy training / research Basic education Second education Post-second education Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling (Target 3) ODA commitments/disbursements in education to LDCs USD million, current prices Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States DAC countries EC commitments disbursements

19 4.10. Health Total health aid to LDCs USD billion, 2003 prices, 3-year moving averages, commitments Bilateral ODA 0.3 Multilateral ODA Top 10 Recipients 2004 USD million, 2004 prices Tanzania Congo D.R. Uganda Mozamb. Afghan. Ethiopia Nepal Zambia Malawi Banglad. Others Total 1 United States GFATM IDA United Kingdom Denmark EC Canada Netherlands Japan UNICEF Other donors Total Top 10 Donors % Health ODA by sub-sectors 2004 As percentage of total health ODA 21% 34% Related Millenium Development Goals "Reduce child mortality" (Goal 4) "Improve maternal health" (Goal 5) Health, general Basic health Population policies incl.hiv/aids control "Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases" (Goal 6) ODA commitments/disbursements in health to LDCs USD million, current prices Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States DAC countries EC commitments disbursements

20 4.11. Water Total water aid to LDCs USD billion, 2003 prices, 3-year moving averages, commitments Bilateral ODA 0.3 Multilateral ODA Top 10 recipients 2004 USD million, 2004 prices Ethiopia Benin Banglad. Tanzania Burkina F. Zambia Mali Nepal Uganda Yemen Others Total 1 IDA Germany African Dev. Fund Denmark Japan Netherlands France Asian Dev. Fund Ireland EC Other donors Total Top 10 donors % Water ODA by sub-sectors 2004 As percentage of total water ODA 3% 16% 36% Related Millenium Development Goals Water resources policy Water s. & s. - large systems Basic drinking water s.& s. Rivers / Waste / Education "Ensure environmental sustainability" (Goal 7) "Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation" (Target 10) ODA commitments/disbursements in water to LDCs USD million, current prices Australia Austria Belgium Canada Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Ireland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States DAC countries EC commitments disbursements