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...

Countries reporting
22
Highest
100.0%
Norway
Lowest
32.9%
Portugal
Median
92.0%
Years covered
21
1990–2010
Data points
379

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

Indicator
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA commitments)
Unit
% of bilateral ODA commitments
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.