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The UK government spent £8,950 million on development in 2011/12 and the DFID aid programme accounted for £7,682 million (87%) of this expenditure.

Further information can be found at:

• Key statistics

DFID works directly in 28 countries across Africa, Asia & the Middle East. The top twenty countries that received bilateral aid in 2011/12 are:

For more information on which countries DFID works in:

• DFID's work around the world
• Statistics on International Development 2012

DFID works with over 500 international and UK civil society organisations and has direct or indirect links with many more CSOs in developing countries.

You can find out more at:

• How DFID works with Civil Society
• Statistics on International Development, 2011/12, Table 19 - DFID expenditure through UK CSOs 2011/12 [XLS - 38 KB]opens in a new window

DFID provides aid to people affected by humanitarian crises. DFID spent £354 million on bilateral humanitarian assistance during 2011/12 - the top ten bilateral recipients were:

• Disasters and emergencies

DFID staffing numbers as at 31 December 2012

Notes:

The numbers of DFID HCS Staff shown, follow Office for National Statistics (ONS) definitions.

Staff on unpaid maternity leave; unpaid sick leave; unpaid discretionary leave; graduate placements; ministerial staff and special advisers; plus staff on secondment in or out of DFID where we do not meet at least 50% of their costs are all excluded. Similarly consultants, contractors and agency staff are also excluded from these HCS figures.

Full-Time Equivalent figures represent the actual working patterns worked by staff. For example, where an employee works less than full-time hours their full-time equivalent will be less than 1.