Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) in Belgium
Belgium: Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) was 93.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied in Belgium, 1991–2010
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. Measured in % of bilateral ODA commitments.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 93.2% for bilateral oda commitments that is untied in 2010.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bilateral oda commitments that is untied in Belgium peaked at 99.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 1991.
Belgium ranks 11th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of bilateral ODA commitments | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.5% | — |
| 1992 | 15.4% | +46.4% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | +224.8% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | +119.7% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | -2.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 93.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 93.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.2%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +224.8% | 15.4% | 49.9% |
| 2000 | +119.7% | 39.0% | 85.7% |
| 1992 | +46.4% | 10.5% | 15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 10.5% | 50.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 85.7% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 93.2% | 93.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bilateral oda commitments that is untied in Belgium?
- Bilateral oda commitments that is untied in Belgium was 93.2% in 2010, according to 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.
- What is the highest bilateral oda commitments that is untied recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bilateral oda commitments that is untied recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 1991.
- How does Belgium rank for bilateral oda commitments that is untied?
- Belgium ranks 11th out of 22 countries with data for 2010.
- Is bilateral oda commitments that is untied rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA commitments). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.