Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage was 0.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Net official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC in United Kingdom, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.7% for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in 2017.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United Kingdom peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places United Kingdom 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net official development assistance (ODA) … percentage in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +25.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 3.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United Kingdom?
- Net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac in United Kingdom was 0.7% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does United Kingdom rank for net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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