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Part I: Overall approach
Table 2
Donors differ by size and scope–basic data for 2008 Net official development assistance ($ millions)
Number of projectsa
Number of recipients
Number of agenciesb
2,954.13
2,876
84
1
Austria
1,713.47
1,224
125
10
Belgium
2,385.64
3,615
122
7
Canada
4,784.74
2,049
128
6
Denmark
2,803.28
601
64
2
Donor Australia
Finland
1,165.71
1,283
127
2
France
10,907.67
3,569
151
6
Germany
13,980.87
9,238
151
7
703.16
989
122
7
Ireland
1,327.84
3,025
106
2
Italy
4,860.66
2,792
131
6
Japan
9,579.15
6,669
159
8
802.33
3,536
148
1
Greece
Korea, Republic of c Luxembourg
414.94
1,585
93
1
Netherlands
6,992.64
1,207
98
2
New Zealand Norway Portugal Spain
348.01
688
93
1
3,963.45
4,208
117
4
620.18
879
68
2
6,866.80
9,159
124
13
Sweden
4,731.71
2,793
117
3
Switzerland
2,037.63
4,249
129
7
United Kingdom
11,499.89
2,444
140
4
United States
26,842.10
15,509
152
16
AfDFc
1,625.02
50
29
1
AsDFc
1,653.53
52
21
1
14,756.67
1,511
151
3
2,167.61
88
58
1
6,689.24
222
71
1
309.75
25
13
1
EC Global Fund IDA IDB Special Fundc IFADc UN select agenciesc,d
347.15
55
43
1
2,278.19
15,264
147
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Note: We use the OECD-DAC definition of net ODA to mean official grants or loans, including financial flows and technical cooperation, provided to developing countries for promoting economic development and welfare (Benn, Rogersen, and Steensen 2010). a. Data are from AidData, which counts distinct projects and adjustments to existing projects committed in 2008. b. Data are from the DAC Creditor Reporting System and exclude agencies whose gross disbursements are less than $1 million. c. Data are for 2007. d. An aggregation of five UN agencies used primarily for country-level analysis: the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Population Fund, and the World Food Programme. Source: See part II: Descriptions of 30 indicators.