Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (current US$) by country

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...

Countries reporting
22
Highest
21.25 billion current US$
United States
Lowest
43.12 million current US$
Greece
Median
1.21 billion current US$
Years covered
21
1990–2010
Data points
379

What the numbers show

Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (current US$) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 21.25 billion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 43.12 million current US$ in Greece.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.21 billion current US$, and the mean is 3.30 billion current US$.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 493.

Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in United States (up 1,350.2%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 58.9%).

Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 21.25 billion current US$ 2010 up 1,350.2% volatile
2 Japan 13.12 billion current US$ 2010 up 45.9% rising
3 France 7.40 billion current US$ 2010 up 464.3% volatile
4 Germany 5.80 billion current US$ 2010 up 444.4% volatile
5 United Kingdom 4.41 billion current US$ 2010 up 188.4% volatile
6 Netherlands 3.80 billion current US$ 2009 up 119.9% volatile
7 Norway 3.26 billion current US$ 2010 up 411.7% volatile
8 Spain 2.93 billion current US$ 2010 up 634.6% volatile
9 Sweden 2.11 billion current US$ 2010 up 163.0% rising
10 Denmark 1.58 billion current US$ 2010 up 141.8% rising
11 Belgium 1.22 billion current US$ 2010 up 488.7% volatile
12 Switzerland 1.21 billion current US$ 2010 up 135.3% volatile
13 Canada 1.18 billion current US$ 2010 up 408.4% volatile
14 Australia 1.02 billion current US$ 2009 up 263.4% volatile
15 Ireland 532.58 million current US$ 2010 up 233.3% rising
16 Finland 512.67 million current US$ 2010 up 358.4% volatile
17 Italy 469.84 million current US$ 2010 up 80.9% volatile
18 Austria 271.95 million current US$ 2010 up 69.7% volatile
19 Luxembourg 233.80 million current US$ 2010 up 169.4% volatile
20 New Zealand 159.27 million current US$ 2010 up 316.8% volatile
21 Portugal 92.79 million current US$ 2010 down 58.9% volatile
22 Greece 43.12 million current US$ 2010 up 140.2% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (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, 379 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. Untied bilateral official development assistance is assistance from country to country for which the associated goods and services may be fully and freely procured in substantially all countries. OECD DAC.