Analyses of aid - how much aid is delivered, where and for what purpose

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Analyses of aid flows undertaken by the DAC Secretariat focus on donor performance and trends in ODA at the global level.  In addition, the Secretariat produces studies on aid to specific sectors and themes, and makes available ready-made tables and charts on ODA by donor and recipient.  Guidance on the use of DAC statistics for analytical purposes is also provided. 

 

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Aid at a glance

Sectoral and thematic studies

DAC statistics on aid by purpose are based on donors’ reporting on (a) the sector of destination of individual aid activities, and (b) total amounts of aid per sector per year. 

 

The DAC uses a sector classification specifically developed to track aid flows and to permit measuring the share of each sector (e.g. health, energy, agriculture) or other purpose category (e.g. balance-of-payments support, emergency assistance) in total aid.   All in all, there are 26 main sector/purpose categories, each of which is defined through a number of “purpose codes”.

 

Available studies:

Also available the Secretariat estimations on Imputed multilateral aid estimations for Agriculture, Health, HIV/AIDS control, Water Supply and Sanitation.

 

See also list of documents available under Publications & Documents / Reports.

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50 years of ODA