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More development aid from OECD countries
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Foreign aid expenditure in OECD countries (discontinued), 2002

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More development aid from OECD countries

Preliminary figures from the OECD show that official development assistance (ODA) from OECD countries amounted to about USD 58.3 billion in 2002. This was a nominal increase of 11.3 per cent compared with the year before. The development aid expenditures of Norway were USD 1,7 billion, or about NOK 14 billion.

The level of development aid is usually measured as a percentage of gross national income (GNI), and is often used to compare countries expenditure on foreign aid. In 1970 the UN resolved that development aid should account for 0.7 of GNI. Norway, Sweden and Denmark achieved this target relatively quickly in the 1970s. In 2002, only the Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands and Luxembourg met the target.

Public expenditure on development aid 2002. Per cent of GNI.

0.23 per cent of GNI

For the OECD as a whole, the percentage of GNI was 0.23 in 2002. Measured in dollars (USD), the OECD-countries had an increase in development aid of USD 5.9 billion. The increase was at 7.2 per cent in real terms, corrected for price and exchange rate movements.

12 of 22 OECD countries increased their development aid in 2002 measured as a percentage of GNI. Norway had the largest increase of 0.09 percent of GNI, from 0.80 til 0.89 per cent. Irland had an increase of 0.07 per cent of GNI and Sweden, Belgium, France and Germany increased by 0.06 per cent of GNI. Measured as a percentage of GNI Denmark had the largest decline of 0.07 per cent of GNI. Still, Denmark is also in 2002 the country with development aid as the highest percentage of GNI with 0.96.

USA the largest contributor

With USD 13,3 billion, USA was the largest contributor of all the OECD countries in 2002 as in 2001, while Japan contributed the most the previous eight years. USA increased its development aid by 15.0 per cent in real terms in 2002 to USD 13.3 billion. This increase was mainly due to additional and emergency funds in response to the 11 September 2001 attacks as well as new aid initiatives, especially in relation to health and humanitarian aid. US expenditure on development aid was 0.13 per cent of GNI in 2002, and this was still the lowest level of the OECD countries.

Norway gave more assistance to development countries

Norways development aid was 0.89 per cent of GNI in 2002, while the percentage in 2001 was 0.80 of GNI. The expenditure on development aid increased by 0.35 billion to 1.7 billion in 2002. This was an increase of 12.7 per cent in real terms, corrected for price and exchange rate movements.

Among the OECD countries only Denmark have a higher assistance rate, with 0.96 per cent of GNI in 2002.

Offentlige utgifter til utviklingshjelp. 2001 og
2002. Endring i prosent
  Millioner US dollar Endring i
prosent 		Prosentvis
volumendring1
      2001          2002*  
Danmark 1 634 1 643   0,6 -5,8
Norge 1 346 1 696   26,0 12,7
Sverige 1 666 1 991   19,5 10,9
Nederland 3 172 3 338   5,2 -3,3
Frankrike 4 198 5 486   30,7 22,1
Tyskland 4 990 5 324   6,7 -0,2
Storbritannia 4 579 4 924   7,5 0,0
Italia 1 627 2 332   43,3 32,6
Canada 1 533 2 006   30,9 31,2
USA 11 429 13 290   16,3 15,0
Japan 9 847 9 283   -5,7 -1,2
Andre 6 315 6 961   10,2 -
OECD/DAC i alt 52 336 58 274   11,3 7,2
1  Justert for pris- og valutakursendringer.

For more information also at www.oecd.org/development or www.norad.no.

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