Australia vs United Kingdom: Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services (current US$)

Australia
400.07 million current US$
in 2015
United Kingdom
898.97 million current US$
in 2015
Australia rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
3rd

Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services (current US$) over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 898.97 million current US$ against 400.07 million current US$ in Australia, a difference of 498.89 million current US$.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 2.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Australia ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 26 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 95.77 million current US$ 328.18 million current US$ 232.41 million current US$ United Kingdom
2000s 203.42 million current US$ 1.07 billion current US$ 861.89 million current US$ United Kingdom
2010s 531.54 million current US$ 1.05 billion current US$ 513.75 million current US$ United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services, Australia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 898.97 million current US$ against 400.07 million current US$ in Australia as of 2015.
What is the difference in bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services between Australia and United Kingdom?
498.89 million current US$, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services?
Australia ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a, published as Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, a
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 459 data points, 1995–2015
Last refreshed

Bilateral official development assistance (ODA) commitments are firm obligations, expressed in writing and backed by the necessary funds, undertaken by official bilateral donors to provide specified assistance to a recipient country or a multilateral organization. Bilateral commitments are recorded in the full amount of expected transfer, irrespective of the time required for completing disbursements. Total sector-allocable aid is the sum of aid that can be assigned to specific sectors or multisector activities. Basic social services consists of, primary education, basic life skills for youth and adults and early childhood education, basic health care, basic health infrastructure, basic nutrition, infectious disease control, health education and health personnel development, population policy and administrative management, reproductive health care, family planning, sexually transmitted disease (STD) control including HIV/AIDS, personnel development (population & reproductive health), basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation, and multi-sector aid for basic social services. OECD DAC.