Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services (% 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, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services (% of bilateral ODA commitments) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 50.9% in Iceland; the lowest is 0.1% in Greece.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.3%, and the mean is 13.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 837.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 148.6%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 97.3%).
Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 50.9% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 2 | United States | 45.1% | 2015 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 24.7% | 2015 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 24.4% | 2015 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 21.3% | 2015 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 19.6% | 2015 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 7 | Australia | 17.5% | 2015 | up 57.4% | flat |
| 8 | Norway | 16.9% | 2015 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 15.4% | 2015 | down 37.7% | flat |
| 10 | Korea, Rep. | 13.8% | 2015 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 11.4% | 2015 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 10.6% | 2015 | down 49.4% | rising |
| 13 | Netherlands | 10.4% | 2015 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 14 | Switzerland | 10.3% | 2015 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 15 | New Zealand | 8.9% | 2015 | down 75.3% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 8.5% | 2015 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 8.2% | 2015 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Germany | 7.1% | 2015 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Portugal | 6.5% | 2015 | up 148.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Czechia | 5.7% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 4.9% | 2015 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 22 | France | 4.4% | 2015 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 3.9% | 2015 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 2.7% | 2015 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Japan | 2.1% | 2015 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Greece | 0.1% | 2011 | down 97.3% | volatile |
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. Total sector-allocable aid is the sum of aid that can be assigned to specific sectors or multisector activities. Basic social services consists of, primary education, basic life skills for youth and adults and early childhood education, basic health care, basic health infrastructure, basic nutrition, infectious disease control, health education and health personnel development, population policy and administrative management, reproductive health care, family planning, sexually transmitted disease (STD) control including HIV/AIDS, personnel development (population & reproductive health), basic drinking water supply and basic sanitation, and multi-sector aid for basic social services.