Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services in Belgium
Belgium: Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services was 8.5% in 2015. βΌ Falling
Bilateral, sector-allocable ODA to basic social services in Belgium, 1995β2015
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 8.5% for bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services in 2015.
The figure is down 43.3% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services in Belgium peaked at 21.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1995.
That places Belgium 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 7.9% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 12.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.5% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 13 Netherlands 10.4% compare
- 14 Switzerland 10.3% compare
- 15 New Zealand 8.9% compare
- 17 Denmark 8.2% compare
- 18 Germany 7.1% compare
- 19 Portugal 6.5% compare
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, sector-allocable oda to basic social services in Belgium?
- Bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services in Belgium was 8.5% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 26 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bilateral, sector-allocable oda to basic social services rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, 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.