Through Peer Reviews on Development Finance Statistics, members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the OECD jointly assess how countries collect, report and disseminate data on their development co-operation. These reviews help countries respond to the increasing demand for comprehensive, reliable and accessible statistics on development finance, in a context of frequent changes to reporting requirements, staff-turnover and often complex, decentralised reporting systems. Norway’s strengths include high-quality official development assistance (ODA)-eligibility assessments – a strong safeguard for protecting the integrity of the ODA concept, an interactive website and a framework for reporting on the additionality of private sector instruments (PSI). As it prepares for managing more funds, Norad must secure enough statistical capacity to maintain Norway’s high-quality data. Norway is encouraged to adopt a more conservative approach for calculating ODA-eligible amounts within administrative costs.
