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Luxembourg made the largest contribution as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) at 1.05% and the United Nations’ ODA target of 0.7% of GNI was also exceeded by Norway (1.02%), Sweden (0.99%) and Denmark (0.71%). [2] The European Union accumulated a higher portion of GDP as a form of foreign aid than any other economic union. [3]
Official development assistance (ODA) is a category used by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to measure foreign aid. The DAC first adopted the concept in 1969. It is widely used as an indicator of international aid flow.
A map of official development assistance distribution in 2005. The distribution of high energy biscuits and medical supplies in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo by UNICEF, 2008. The DR Congo was the second highest recipient of international aid in 2011, receiving US $5.532 billion. [1]
The amount of the aid budget being used by the Home Office to support refugees in the UK increased again in 2023. Overseas aid spending on refugees in the UK rises to £4.3bn Skip to main content
ICAI's work is monitored by the Sub-Committee on the work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact part of the International Development Committee. [10] ICAI hires a service provider, Agulhas Applied Knowledge, to carry out its work on its behalf, and has also worked with KPMG , Concerto Partners LLP and the Swedish Institute for Public ...
In 2010, South Korea became the first major recipient of ODA from the OECD to turn into a major donor when it became a DAC member. In 2013, the country provided over $1.7 billion in aid. The European Union accumulated a higher portion of GDP as a form of foreign aid than any other economic union. [18]
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The basis of the map is to provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 areas for Regional Selective Assistance grants (RSA), recently re-titled as Selective Finance for Investment in the English Regions (SFI), but remaining as RSA in Wales and Scotland, and additionally large areas of the UK, where a lower level of grant aid can also be made available to small ...