Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) was 100.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied in United Kingdom, 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
United Kingdom recorded 100.0% for bilateral oda commitments that is untied in 2010. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bilateral oda commitments that is untied in United Kingdom peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 1991.
That places United Kingdom 1st out of 22 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of bilateral ODA commitments | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.2% | — |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 35.2% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 45.8% | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | +88.1% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 71.7% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 79.6% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 91.8% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 93.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93.2%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bilateral ODA commitments that is untied (% of bilateral ODA) in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +88.1% | 45.8% | 86.2% |
| 1994 | +30.3% | 35.2% | 45.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 28.2% | 91.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 91.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,800 constant US$ (2025)
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- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 271 (2025)
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- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 263 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bilateral oda commitments that is untied in United Kingdom?
- Bilateral oda commitments that is untied in United Kingdom was 100.0% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bilateral oda commitments that is untied recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 1991.
- How does United Kingdom rank for bilateral oda commitments that is untied?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 22 countries with data for 2010.
- Is bilateral oda commitments that is untied rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.