Official development assistance is a small expenditure item within general government spending
Official development assistance remains a stable and predictable resource for developing countries and territories
Debt service has been increasing while government revenue and official development assistance have been declining in least developed countries
The ratio of official development assistance to gross national income among DAC countries has plateaued since 2005
Achievement of the 0.7% target varies widely across DAC countries
DAC member countries’ aid budgets are increasingly being used to finance global public goods
Social sectors have historically received the largest share of DAC members’ official development assistance
DAC members have focused relatively more on social sectors in low-income countries and economic and production sectors in middle-income countries over time
Humanitarian aid and official development assistance spending on in-donor refugee costs increased much more than country programmable aid over the period 2010-21
Aid to least developed countries has declined over time and falls short of the 0.15-0.2% target