Norway vs United Kingdom: Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services
Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services over time
- Norway
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Norway currently reports 16.9% against 15.4% in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Norway ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 26 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 20.1% | 7.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 27.9% | 11.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 20.6% | 7.5% | 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, Norway or United Kingdom?
- Norway, at 16.9% against 15.4% in United Kingdom as of 2015.
- What is the difference in bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services between Norway and United Kingdom?
- 1.5%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Norway and United Kingdom rank globally for bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services?
- Norway ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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.