Member of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) since 1966.
In 2010, Australia met its aim to reach AUD 4 billion in official development assistance (ODA), delivering USD 3.85 billion − a 12.1% increase in real terms over 2009. Its ODA volume amounts to 0.32% of its gross national income (GNI) − up from 0.29% in 2009 − as it aims to raise this ratio to 0.5% by 2015-16.
Key Statistics
Gross bilateral 0DA, 2008-09 average, unless otherwise shown
| Net ODA |
2009 |
2010 |
Change
2009/10 |
| Currrent (USD m) |
2762 |
3826 |
38.5% |
| Constant (2009 USD m) |
2762 |
3077 |
11.4% |
| In Australian Dollars (million) |
3535 |
4171 |
18.0% |
| ODA / GNI |
0.29% |
30.32% |
|
| Bilateral share |
84% |
85% |
|
P = Preliminary data |
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| Top ten recipient of gross ODA (USD million) |
Share of gross bilateral ODA |
| 1 |
Indonesia |
334 |
Top 5 recipients |
44% |
| 2 |
Papua New Guinea |
312 |
| 3 |
Solomon Islands |
177 |
| 4 |
Iraq |
161 |
Top 10 recipients |
57% |
| 5 |
Afganistan |
118 |
| 6 |
Philippines |
85 |
| 7 |
Vietnam |
71 |
Top 20 recipients |
68% |
| 8 |
Timor-Leste |
68 |
| 9 |
Cambodia |
44 |
| 10 |
Bangladesh |
43 |
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