Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) in Finland
Finland: Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) was 84.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied in Finland, 1990–2010
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
Finland recorded 84.3% for bilateral oda commitments that is untied in 2010.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bilateral oda commitments that is untied in Finland peaked at 95.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 1990.
That places Finland 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of bilateral ODA commitments | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.4% | — |
| 1991 | 27.8% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +82.2% |
| 1993 | 59.0% | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | -20.3% |
| 1995 | 75.8% | +61.3% |
| 1996 | 60.2% | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 76.8% | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 78.6% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 84.7% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | -6.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 84.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Finland's 84.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.2%, 90% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +82.2% | 27.8% | 50.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.8% | 27.4% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 82.5% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 84.3% | 84.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 11 Belgium 93.2% compare
- 12 Australia 90.8% compare
- 13 New Zealand 89.4% compare
- 15 Netherlands 80.8% compare
- 16 Spain 76.2% compare
- 17 Switzerland 74.0% compare
More development goals data for Finland
- Red List Index 0.981 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0889 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,590 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bilateral oda commitments that is untied in Finland?
- Bilateral oda commitments that is untied in Finland was 84.3% 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bilateral oda commitments that is untied recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for bilateral oda commitments that is untied?
- Finland ranks 14th out of 22 countries with data for 2010.
- Is bilateral oda commitments that is untied rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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.