Australia vs Canada: Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services
Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 24.4% against 17.5% in Australia, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 4th of 26 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 9.3% | 6.5% | Australia |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 25.9% | 10.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 25.7% | 9.6% | Canada |
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 Canada?
- Canada, at 24.4% against 17.5% in Australia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services between Australia and Canada?
- 6.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services?
- Australia ranks 7th and Canada ranks 4th 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 (% of bilateral ODA commitments). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.