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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Finding information
• Description of datasets 
• How to download and use bulk data

Introduction

DAC statistics provide comprehensive data on the volume, origin and types of aid and resource flows to over 180 aid recipients.  The data cover official development assistance (ODA), other official flows (OOF) and private funding (foreign direct investment, bank and non-bank flows) from members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), multilateral organisations and other donors.  For a more detailed description of the data and definitions, please refer to the DAC Statistical Reporting Directives.  Key development indicators are also provided for reference.

 

Where do I find the information I am looking for?

The following list is not exhaustive and provides a few examples on finding information. See the next Section for a complete list and description of available information.

 

Example 1. Trends in total flows: Total flows by type by DAC donor => Table DAC 1.  This table contains historical series on ODA, OOF, private flows and outflows by NGOs, broken down by category of expenditure.  (e.g. ODA will include bilateral and multilateral flows; bilateral ODA will include budget support, project-type interventions, debt relief etc.).

 

Example 2.  Flows by donor and recipient country:

 

Example 3.  Flows by sector:  Aggregate data on bilateral ODA from DAC donors by sector => Table DAC 5.  For detailed information on activities by donor, sector and aid recipient, please refer to the CRS online.

 

Description of datasets

The data cover flows from all bilateral and multilateral donors except for Tables DAC 1 and DAC 4 which focus on flows from DAC member countries and the EU Institutions.

 

Table DAC 1: Disbursements and Commitments of Official and Private Flows.

Aggregate data (no breakdown by recipient) on ODA, OOF, private and NGO data by donor, type of aid and flow.

 

Table DAC 2a: Destination of Official Development Assistance - Disbursements.
Geographical breakdown by donor, recipient and for some types of aid (e.g. grant, loan, technical co-operation) on a disbursement basis (i.e. actual expenditures).

 

Table DAC 2b: Destination of Other Official Flows Disbursements [aggregates only¹].
Geographical breakdown of official export credits and other official non-concessional lending.

 

Table DAC 3a: Destination of Official Development Assistance - Commitments.
Geographical breakdown by donor, recipient and for some types of aid on a commitment basis.

 

Table DAC 4: Destination of Private Direct Investment and Other Private Capital [aggregates only¹].
Geographical breakdown of foreign direct investment, bank flows and non-bank flows.

 

Table DAC 5: Official Bilateral Commitments (or Gross Disbursements) by Sector.
Aggregates (no breakdown by recipient) by donor, sector, and type of flow.

 

Reference Table – Indicators. Selected development indicators by recipient.

Reference Table - Total Net ODA (DAC2a, indicators). Geographical breakdown of total net ODA by donor and recipient (USD million, ODA per Capita (USD) and as % of recipient’s GNI).

Reference Table - Total ODF (DAC2a, DAC2b). Geographical breakdown of Official Development Finance (ODA+OOF, excluding export credits) (from all donor sources) by recipient.

Reference Table - Total Official Flows (DAC2a, DAC2b). Geographical breakdown of total Official Flows (ODA+OOF) by donor, recipient and type (gross or net).

Reference Table - Total Receipts (DAC2a, DAC2b, DAC4 : ODA+OOF+Private). Geographical breakdown of total net official and private flows by donor and recipient.

 

How to download and use bulk data

Bulk data, the whole set of all reported information, are available through the OECD.STAT browser. To launch a bulk download. Please follow these steps:

• Go to Aid Statistics database on Aid from DAC Members: DAC online. 
• Follow the links of relevant DAC tables.
• Select the "Export" and “Related files” options to access the bulk download files.
• Once you have downloaded the files needed, you may then filter the data according to your chosen parameters.

All .csv files can be opened in the Excel 2007 or later (use a vertical bar | as delimiter and ” (double-quotes) as text qualifier) or any other software (for example Access, STATA, etc.) that allow more than 65,000 rows.

 

The bulk files allow users to customise data and carry out statistical analysis by filtering different categories.

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[1] Please note that given the confidentiality of OOF and private flows, data are not shown by individual donor or recipient, but by aggregates (e.g. USA’s private flows to Asia or the group of UMICs; or, FDI flows to China from all DAC donors combined).

 

Related Documents

 

International Development Statistics (IDS) online databases on aid and other resource flows

User’s Guide to the CRS Aid Activities database