Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in Australia
Australia: Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage was 0.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in Australia, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Australia is 0.2%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Australia peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2017.
Australia ranks 22nd of 48 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Australia?
- Net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in Australia was 0.2% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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