Statistics on International Development 2007

Contents | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | Section 4 | Table Index

Annex 4 - Data Sources

1. Figures for DFID programmes are produced from a combination of data from DFID’s internal accounting and management information systems which are used to process and monitor all DFID payments, and the UK attributions of EC budgetary spending.

2. Non-DFID aid figures are provided by the relevant departments and agencies directly to DFID. Data are not obtained from public sources.

3. The CDC provides quarterly information on its new investments and equity purchases and sales, all of which are included in GPEX. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) reports annual aid flows to UN organisations and a proportion of its administration costs are reportable to DAC as aid to developing countries. The FCO also produce annual figures for expenditure on programmes classified as ODA.

4. The Export Credit Guarantee Department (ECGD) reports new agreements and calculates annual disbursements of official debt relief on export credit debts. CDC provides details of debt relief on its loans quarterly.

5. In 2005/06, the Scottish Government started reporting expenditure programmes which have been classified as ODA.

6. In addition to the above sources, DAC reporting on calendar years requires data on export credits (both official and private), provided by ECGD; on direct investments, provided by the Office for National Statistics; and on bilateral securities and other claims, provided by the Bank of England. Private flows from voluntary agencies are estimated from a statistical inquiry conducted by DFID in line with current survey control policy.

7. Sources for the international comparisons contained in Tables 6excel and 15excel are the DAC Chairman's Report' , DAC ‘big book’ and DAC website. External linkhttp://www.oecd.org/dac/stats 

8. The statistics on recipient countries given in Annex 1 are taken from the World Bank and DAC website.

Comparison of 2007 edition of Statistics on International Development with 2006 edition

The make-up of the 2007 edition of SID is slightly different from earlier editions. The grid below shows table numbers from the 2007 edition of SID and where the corresponding information may now be found.

SID 2006

SID 2007

Table 1: DFID Expenditure on Development

Table 3

Table 2: Non-DFID Public Expenditure on Development

Table 2

Table 3: Total Gross Public Expenditure On Development

Table 1

Table 3.1: Percentage Breakdown of DFID Programme and Total Gross Public Expenditure by Aid Type

Not published

Table 3.2: DFID Programme: Bilateral Technical Cooperation

Not published

Table 4: UK ODA, OA, OOF and Private Flows

Table 6

Tables 4.1 to 4.6: UK Net Bilateral Official Development Assistance (ODA)

Tables 16.1 to 16.6

Table 5: UK ODA, OOF and Private Flows to Developing Countries

Table 7

Table 6: Net ODA from DAC Donors to Developing Countries

Table 8

Table 7: Top Twenty Recipients DFID Bilateral Aid

Table 9

Table 8: Top Twenty Recipients UK Net Bilateral ODA

Table 10

Table 9: Top Twenty Recipients DFID Bilateral Aid excluding Humanitarian Assistance

Table 11

Table 10: Top Twenty Recipients DFID Bilateral Humanitarian Assistance

Table 12

Table 11: Total DFID and GPEX Bilateral Aid by Region and Country Groupings

Table 13

Tables 12.1 to 12.5: Total DFID and GPEX Bilateral Aid by Recipient Country

Tables 14.1 to 14.5

Table 13: DFID Bilateral Aid by Income Group

Table 15

Table 14: Total DAC and UK Net Bilateral ODA and Multilateral ODA/OA by Recipient Country

Tables 16.1 to 16.6

Table 15: Net ODA from Bilateral DAC Donors and Multilateral Agencies by Income Group

Table 17

Table 16: DFID and Gross Public Expenditure on Multilateral Contributions

Table 18

Table 17: DFID expenditure through UK CSOs

Table 19

Table 18: DFID and GPEX Bilateral Expenditure by Broad Sector

Table 20

Table 19: DFID Bilateral Expenditure By Broad Sector and Region

Table 21

Table 20: Policy and MDG focus of DFID’s PIMS Marked Bilateral Expenditure by Region

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Table 21: Total DFID and UK Debt Relief

Table 4

Table 22: ECGD and CDC Debt Relief by Country

Table 5