Economy > Official development assistance and official aid > Current US$: Group totals
DEFINITION:
Net official development assistance consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in part I of the DAC list of recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Net official aid refers to aid flows (net of repayments) from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muslim countries | 48.09 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| Hot countries | 42.7 billion$ | 2004 | |||
| failed states | 38.5 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.24 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| Religious countries | 17.56 billion$ | 2004 | |||
| Former British colonies | 17.16 billion$ | 2004 | |||
| Emerging markets | 12.65 billion$ | 2004 | |||
| Former French colonies | 11.69 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| South and Central Asia | 10.2 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa | 9.55 billion$ | 2004 | |||
| Eastern Europe | 7.63 billion$ | 2004 | |||
| South Asia | 7.58 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| OPEC countries | 6.96 billion$ | 2004 | |||
| East Asia and Pacific | 6.56 billion$ | 2004 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean | 5.36 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies | 4.94 billion$ | 2005 | |||
| Former Soviet republics | 4.19 billion$ | 2004 |