Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA commitments) 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...
What the numbers show
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA commitments) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Norway; the lowest is 32.9% in Portugal.
The median across all reporting countries is 92.0%, and the mean is 84.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Canada (up 298.7%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 66.5%).
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2010 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2010 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 100.0% | 2010 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Canada | 99.3% | 2010 | up 298.7% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 99.0% | 2010 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 7 | France | 96.6% | 2010 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 96.0% | 2010 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 93.5% | 2010 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 93.5% | 2010 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 93.2% | 2010 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 90.8% | 2009 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 89.4% | 2010 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 84.3% | 2010 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 80.8% | 2009 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 76.2% | 2010 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 74.0% | 2010 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 18 | United States | 69.5% | 2010 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 67.7% | 2010 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 62.2% | 2010 | up 165.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 58.5% | 2010 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 32.9% | 2010 | down 66.5% | falling |
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. 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.