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 DAC Statistics
The DAC statistics measure the flows of aid and other financial resources to aid recipients (developing
countries and countries in
transition), broken down by major category of expenditure. Textual and numerical information on specific
projects is given in the
Creditor
Reporting System
.
DAC Statistics are collected annually from the Members of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee
(DAC). These comprise
22
donor countries and the Commission of the European Communities
. The data cover aid loans and grants, other official flows, private market
transactions and assistance from non-governmental organisations to each recipient country and recipient
countries combined (see the
DAC
List
of Aid Recipients).
The main categories of aid are capital projects, budget and balance of payments support, food and other
commodity aid, technical co-operation and emergency relief.
The data form the basis of international comparisons and assessments of aid and other resource flows,
and are also drawn on to compile
statistics on the
external debt
of recipient countries. They are used for policy analyses by DAC Members and by international
and
nongovernmental organisations and researchers. They also provide essential background for much of the
work of the Development Co-operation Directorate (DCD), including the periodical aid review
of each DAC Member. A wide selection of the most requested data is
published annually in a series of
paper
and
electronic
publications.
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