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Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) 2003-2004
This OECD Development Assistance Committee compilation presents charts and graphs to break down facts about recipients of ODA.Gross Domestic Product/Person compared to Aid/Person 2003
This page compares the GDP per person of poor and emerging countries with the amount of aid they receive from rich countries. Donor governments often tie aid to political and economic interests. Therefore, many people continue to suffer as aid does not reach the worlds' poorest countries.Top 20 Recipients of Official Development Assistance (ODA) 2002
This page contains information on countries that received the most official development assistance in US dollars. Despite rich states’ promises of increased aid to the poorest people in the world, only four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa were among the top 20 recipients in 2002.Official Development Assistance by Donor Country 2002-2005
In 1970, the richest countries in the world agreed to provide 0.7 percent of their gross national income for development assistance. So far, only five of them have met this target. This page contains data on the amount of development assistance by donor country, both in absolute figures and in proportion to each country’s gross national income.Military Spending vs. Official Development Aid as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product 2003
As the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals draws nearer, rich countries are reconfirming their commitment to contributing 0.7% of their gross national income in Official Development Aid (ODA). This percentage, pledged in 1970, remains a distant goal for most wealthy nations, while their military budgets easily consume twice that amount. This table and chart compare military spending and international aid in 21 wealthy nations.Net Disbursements of Concessional Flows by the UN System to Developing Countries
Tables 1971-1997Total Net Resource Flows to Developing Countries by Type of Flow 1996-2003
This page provides data on the structure of financial flows to poor countries. In the past, most resource flows came from governments, but in the early 1990s private investment surpassed official development finance for the first time. While increased foreign investment has helped some people out of poverty, it is unevenly distributed across countries and regions and susceptible to economic instability. (See also table and graphs for 1988-1996)Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) 1956-2005
This page provides historical statistics on the net amount of international development aid, measured in US dollars and as a percentage of donor countries’ gross national incomes (GNI). Despite recent increases, the amount of development assistance as measured in proportion to the GNI has decreased almost continuously since the 1950s.Tying Status of Official Development Assistance (ODA) by Individual Donor Countries 2003
Many countries “tie” their development aid to purchases of goods and services from the donor country. While the practice benefits companies in contributing countries, it makes aid inefficient by preventing recipients from spending the funds domestically or buying equivalent products from somewhere else at a cheaper price. This page includes data on the proportions of tied and untied aid by major donor countries.
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