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1 DEVELOPMENT AID AT A GLANCE STATISTICS BY REGION 2. AFRICA 21 edition

2 2.1. ODA TO AFRICA - SUMMARY Top 1 ODA receipts by recipient USD million, net disbursements in Trends in ODA 1 Egypt 1% 2 Ethiopia % % change 3 Tanzania Democratic Republic of the Congo % % ODA net disbursements ODA commitments Kenya Nigeria % % (212 USD million) (212 USD million) % 1.% 7 Mozambique 2 31 % Population (thousands) % 8 Morocco 1 9 % Net ODA per capita (USD) Uganda % 1 South Sudan 1 7 3% Other recipients % Total 793 1% ODA by income group USD million, 213, net disbursements Top 1 ODA donors USD million, net disbursements in United States % 2 IDA 72 11% 3 EU Institutions % United Arab Emirates 71 9% United Kingdom % France 3 19 % 7 Global Fund 2 23 % 8 Germany % 9 African Development Bank 2 32 % 1 Japan 2 92 % Other donors % Total 793 1% Least Developed Countries Other Low Income Lower Middle Income Upper Middle Income Unspecified Sectors in 213 commitments 2% 19% 11% 9% 9% 2% 7% 1% % 1% 2% 3% % % % 7% 8% 9% 1% Social Economic Production Multisector General Programme Aid Debt Humanitarian Others 2

3 Net ODA receipts per person in 213 in USD Net ODA and population of aid recipient countries by region in 213 Oceania Africa Europe All developing countries America Asia USD Net ODA USD million Population million Africa Asia America Europe Oceania Aid unspecified by region All ODA recipients Regional shares of total net ODA As a percentage of total ODA % Africa Asia America Europe Oceania 3

4 2.2. ODA TO AFRICA BY DONOR AND RECIPIENT Top 1 DAC donor countries to Africa USD million, net bilateral disbursements a) Top 1 donors by amount b) Top 1 donors by share of aid to Africa year average % of DAC countries year average Africa as % of each donor's aid 1 United States % 1 Portugal % 2 France % 2 Ireland % 3 United Kingdom % 3 Belgium % Germany % Iceland % Japan % Denmark % Canada % Netherlands % 7 Sweden % 7 Italy % 8 Norway % 8 France % 9 Netherlands % 9 Sweden % 1 Denmark % 1 United Kingdom % Other DAC countries % Other DAC countries % Total DAC countries % Total DAC countries % DAC donor countries aid to Africa USD billion, values shown for 213, net bilateral disbursements

5 ODA to Africa by DAC donor USD million, 212 prices and exchange rates, average annual net bilateral disbursements % of DAC countries Africa as % of each donor's aid Australia % 1% Austria % 38% Belgium % 81% Canada % 9% Czech Republic % 1% Denmark % 2% Finland % % France % 1% Germany % 3% Greece % 17% Iceland % 7% Ireland % 83% Italy % % Japan % 33% Korea % 22% Luxembourg % 3% Netherlands % % New Zealand % 3% Norway % % Poland % 1% Portugal % 8% Slovak Republic % 28% Slovenia % 7% Spain % % Sweden % 7% Switzerland % 39% United Kingdom % 7% United States % % Total DAC countries % % EU Institutions % ODA to Africa by largest bilateral donors since 197 USD billion, 213 prices and exchange rates, 3-year average net bilateral disbursements 1 9 United States 8 7 France United Kingdom 3 Germany 2 1 Japan

6 Top 1 multilateral donors to Africa USD million, net disbursements year average % of all multilaterals 1 EU Institutions % 2 IDA % 3 Global Fund % AfDF (African Dev.Fund) % IMF (Concessional Trust Funds) % GAVI % 7 UNICEF % 8 Arab Fund (AFESD) % 9 IFAD % 1 UNDP % Other multilaterals % Total multilaterals % ODA to Africa by largest multilateral donors since 197 USD billion, 213 prices and exchange rates, 3-year average net disbursements 7 EU Institutions IDA 3 AfDB 2 UNDP 1 WFP

7 Top 1 ODA recipients in Africa USD million, receipts from all donors, net ODA receipts year average % of all recipients 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo % 2 Ethiopia % 3 Tanzania % Kenya % Egypt % Mozambique % 7 Nigeria % 8 Côte d'ivoire % 9 Ghana % 1 Uganda % Other recipients % Total ODA recipients % Top 1 ODA recipients in Africa with their share of net debt relief grants USD billion, net ODA receipts Net debt relief grants

8 ODA to Africa by recipient country USD million, 212 prices and exchange rates, net ODA receipts Share(%) Annual averages Annual amounts Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Saint Helena Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe North of Sahara, regional South of Sahara, regional Africa, regional Africa total

9 Trends in aid to largest African recipients since 197 USD billion, 212 prices and exchange rates, 3-year average net ODA receipts. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Morocco Egypt Mozambique. Ethiopia. Sudan Kenya. Tanzania

10 ODA TO AFRICA BY SECTOR ODA to Africa by sector since 199 As a percentage of total ODA to Africa, 3-year average commitments % SOCIAL ECONOMIC PRODUCTION HUMANITARIAN MULTISECTOR GENERAL PROGRAMME AID DEBT OTHERS ODA to largest recipients in Africa by sector in 213 As a percentage of total ODA committed for each country SOCIAL ECONOMIC PRODUCTION MULTISECTOR GENERAL PROGRAMME AID DEBT HUMANITARIAN OTHERS Democratic Republic Republic of the of Congothe Congo Egypt Ethiopia Kenya Tanzania % 2% % % 8% 1% 1

11 Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg ODA to Africa by donor and sector in 213 As a percentage of total bilateral commitments SOCIAL Education of which: Basic education Health of which: Basic health Population and reproductive health Water supply and sanitation Government and civil society Other social infrastr. and services ECONOMIC Transport, communications Energy Banking, business and other services PRODUCTION Agriculture, forestry and fishing Industry, mining and construction Trade and tourism MULTISECTOR GENERAL PROGRAMME AID DEBT HUMANITARIAN OTHERS TOTAL Food aid (emergency and develop. aid)

12 Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States Total DAC countries EU institutions World Bank (IDA) Total multilaterals As a percentage of total bilateral commitments Percentage of multilateral finance SOCIAL Education of which: Basic education Health of which: Basic health Population and reproductive health Water supply and sanitation Government and civil society Other social infrastr. and services ECONOMIC Transport, communications Energy Banking, business and other services PRODUCTION Agriculture, forestry and fishing Industry, mining and construction Trade and tourism MULTISECTOR GENERAL PROGRAMME AID DEBT HUMANITARIAN OTHERS TOTAL Food aid (emergency and develop. aid)

13 Analysis of social sector ODA to Africa by donor As a percentage of total sector-allocable commitments for each donor in 213 % Education Health Population Programmes Water Supply & Sanitation Government & Civil Society Other Social Analysis of social sector ODA to Africa since 199 As a percentage of total sector-allocable ODA, 3-year average commitments % Population Programmes Government & Civil Society Health 1 Education Water Supply & Sanitation Other Social 13

14 Analysis of economic and production sector ODA to Africa by donor As a percentage of total sector-allocable commitments for each donor in 213 % Transport / Communications Energy Banking / Business Services Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing Industry / Mining / Construction Trade / Tourism Analysis of economic and production sector ODA to Africa since 199 As a percentage of total sector-allocable ODA, 3-year average commitments % 2 2 Transport / Communications Energy 1 Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing 1 Banking / Business services Industry / Mining / Construction Trade / Tourism 1

15 ODA to Africa by sector and recipient in 213 USD million, commitments SOCIAL ECONOMIC PRODUCTION MULTI- SECTOR GEN.PROG. AID DEBT HUMANI- TARIAN OTHERS TOTAL Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Côte d'ivoire Democratic Republic of the Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Saint Helena Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe North of Sahara, regional South of Sahara, regional Africa, regional Africa total

16 Top 1 donors 213 Education Total ODA to education USD billion, 212 prices and exchange rates, commitments with 3 year moving averages (dotted lines) 8 Bilateral ODA 2 Multilateral ODA Top 1 recipients 213 commitments, Mozambi Egypt Morocco Ethiopia Nigeria Uganda Senegal Algeria Tunisia Rwanda Others USD million que Total France IDA Germany United Arab Emirates United States EU Institutions Japan United Kingdom AfDF (African Dev.Fund) Norway Other donors Total ODA to education by subsector 213 USD million, commitments Education policy training / research Basic education Related Millenium Development Goals Secondary education Post-secondary education "Achieve universal primary education (Goal 2)" "Ensure that, by 21, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling" (Target 3) ODA commitments to education USD million Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States DAC countries EU Institutions

17 Top 1 donors 213 Health Total ODA to health USD billion, 212 prices and exchange rates, commitments with 3 year moving averages (dotted lines) 8 Bilateral ODA 2 Multilateral ODA commitments, USD million Nigeria Tanzania South Africa Kenya Ethiopia Top 1 recipients 213 Mozambi que Zambia Uganda Malawi Rwanda Others Total United States Global Fund GAVI United Kingdom Canada IDA EU Institutions Germany Japan Netherlands Other donors Total ODA to health by subsector 213 USD million, commitments Related Millenium Development Goals "Reduce child mortality" (Goal ) "Improve maternal health" (Goal ) Health, general Basic health Population policies incl. HIV/AIDS control "Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases" (Goal ) ODA commitments to health USD million Australia 1 23 Austria 7 13 Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland 11 1 France Germany Greece 1 - Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic Slovenia 1 1 Spain Sweden Switzerland 8 3 United Kingdom United States DAC countries EU Institutions

18 Top 1 donors 213 Water Total ODA to water USD billion, 212 prices and exchange rates, commitments with 3 year moving averages (dotted lines) 8 2 Bilateral ODA Multilateral ODA Top 1 recipients 213 commitments, USD million Morocco Zambia Mozambi que Mali Egypt Tunisia Uganda Ghana Cabo Verde Burkina Faso Others Total Germany IDA Japan EU Institutions United States AfDF (African Dev.Fund) United Arab Emirates Arab Fund (AFESD) France Netherlands Other donors Total ODA to water by subsector 213 USD million, commitments 82 Water resources policy Water supply & sanitation - large systems Basic drinking water supply & sanitation Rivers / Waste / Education Related Millenium Development Goals "Ensure environmental sustainability" (Goal 7) "Halve, by 21, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and sanitation" (Target 1) ODA commitments to water USD million Australia 1 3 Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland 9 1 Italy 11 9 Japan Korea Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal 1 1 Slovak Republic Slovenia - Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom United States DAC countries EU institutions

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