Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social … commitments in Australia
Australia: Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social … commitments was 17.5% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services in Australia, 1995–2015
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
The most recent figure for bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services in Australia is 17.5%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services in Australia peaked at 26.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1996.
Australia ranks 7th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social … commitments in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of bilateral ODA commitments | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.1% | — |
| 1996 | 7.7% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +80.7% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | +67.9% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -39.6% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +71.1% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -53.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +101.6% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +6.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 17.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social … commitments in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +101.6% | 9.1% | 18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 7.7% | 26.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 9.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.4% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 Canada 24.4% compare
- 5 Luxembourg 21.3% compare
- 6 Finland 19.6% compare
- 8 Norway 16.9% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 15.4% compare
- 10 South Korea 13.8% compare
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services in Australia?
- Bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services in Australia was 17.5% in 2015, 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, sector-allocable oda to basic social services recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services (% of bilateral ODA commitments). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.