Development Database on Aid Activities: CRS online

The CRS database is accessible through two interfaces:

• The OECD.STAT browser for users familiar with the CRS database;
• The new wizard QWIDS (Query Wizard for International Development Statistics) pulls data from OECD.STAT and offers an intuitive interface for users less familiar with the structure and content of the CRS database.

CRS online on OECD.Stat:

>> Click here to access the CRS online database.

One of many new features is the possibility of double-clicking on a selected cell in the table to see the list of all transactions behind the cell. These can be further copied into Excel (right-click on result window, press ‘select all’, ‘copy’ and paste into your own file).

The dimensions of the database include:

• recipient countries (possibility of grouping by continent or by income group)
• donors (grouped into bilateral and multilateral)
• sectors and sub-sectors
• annual commitments / disbursements
• flows: grants, loans, ODA, OOF
• channels of delivery
• type of aid

All amounts are expressed in USD millions. We may obtain results either in constant or current prices. Constant prices (deflated amounts) with a specified reference year mean that adjustment has been made to cover inflation rate in donor countries as well as changes in the exchange rate between their currencies and the US dollar over the same period. Constant prices are recommended for time series analysis.

The option “Related files” gives you the possibility to download large volumes of data which are saved in text files. This is the only place where you can find the data for commitments before 1995 and for disbursements before 2002 (for reasons see coverage ratios in CRS User’s Guide).

Notes to create a MyOECD account to save your queries

If you wish to save your data queries and do not have a MyOECD account, please create one. MyOECD accounts are free and registration simple. Please go to http://www.oecd.org/registration to register.

User Guides

The CRS online User Guide and the OECD.Stat Web Browser User Guide will help you find your way through this new system.

Questions and Comments

For questions/requests/problems related to the:

• data content in OECD.Stat, write to OECDdotContent@oecd.org or directly to dac.contact@oecd.org with 'CRS_OECD.Stat’ in the email title;
• web interface of OECD.Stat, write to OECDdotStat@oecd.org or use the “Contact Us” button located at the top of each OECD.Stat page;
• QWIDS, write directly to OECDdotContent@oecd.org.