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This paper analyses the differences in Official Development Assistance (ODA) data recorded in the OECD’s Creditor Reporting System (CRS) versus aid data captured at the country level in Burkina Faso and Malawi. The CRS contains ODA statistics reported by the members of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and some multilateral organisations. It has been tracking this information since 1967, making it the most comprehensive global database on development assistance. It is the authoritative source of information for statistical analysis of international aid flows and cross-country comparisons due to its rigorous data validation procedures and historical coverage. More recently, a large number of developing countries—including Burkina Faso and Malawi—have implemented national aid information management systems in order to collect and use aid data at the local level. These systems are intended to support governments in monitoring aid flows, preparing annual budgets, improving aid coordination, and other objectives.