Australia vs Switzerland: Total bilateral ODA commitments

Australia
1.12 billion current US$
in 2009
Switzerland
1.64 billion current US$
in 2010
Australia rank
14th
Switzerland rank
11th

Total bilateral ODA commitments over time

  • Australia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.64 billion current US$ against 1.12 billion current US$ in Australia, a difference of 513.58 million current US$.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Australia ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 22 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Total bilateral ODA commitments (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
22 places, 388 data points, 1990–2010
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. OECD DAC.