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Field Listing - Economic aid - donor

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This entry refers to net official development assistance (ODA) from OECD nations to developing countries and multilateral organizations. ODA is defined as financial assistance that is concessional in character, has the main objective to promote economic development and welfare of the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least 25%. The entry does not cover other official flows (OOF) or private flows.

Country	Economic aid - donor
Australia	ODA, $894 million (FY99/00)
Austria	ODA, $410 million (2000)
Belgium	ODA, $764 million (1997)
Canada	ODA, $1.3 billion (1999)
Denmark	ODA, $1.63 billion (1999)
Finland	ODA, $379 million (1997)
France	ODA, $6.3 billion (1997)
Germany	ODA, $5.6 billion (1998)
Iceland	$NA
Ireland	ODA, $283 million (2001)
Italy	ODA, $1 billion (2002 est.)
Japan	ODA, $9.1 billion (1999)
Luxembourg	ODA, $160 million (1999)
Netherlands	ODA, $3.5 billion (2000 est.)
New Zealand	ODA, $99.7 million (FY00/01)
Norway	ODA, $1.4 billion (1998)
Portugal	ODA, $271 million (1995)
Saudi Arabia	pledged $100 million in 1993 to fund reconstruction of Lebanon; since 1993, Saudi Arabia has committed $208 million for assistance to the Palestinians; pledged $240 million to development in Afghanistan
Spain	ODA, $1.33 billion (1999)
Sweden	ODA, $1.7 billion (1997)
Switzerland	ODA, $1.1 billion (1995)
United Arab Emirates	$NA
United Kingdom	ODA, $4.5 billion (2000)
United States	ODA, $6.9 billion (1997)

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