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Official development assistance as a percentage of GDP

Official development assistance as a percentage of GDP. Development Assistance Committee
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2020 0.03 (p) Provisional value 0.24 0.50
2019 0.02 (p) Provisional value 0.21 0.41
2018 0.02 0.20 0.43
2017 0.02 0.19 0.47
2016 0.01 0.34 0.49
2015 0.02 0.12 0.42
2014 0.01 0.13 0.38
2013 0.01 0.17 0.39
2012 0.01 0.16 0.40
2011 0.03 0.29 0.43
2010 0.04 0.43 0.44
2009 0.04 0.46 0.43
2008 0.04 0.45 0.42
2007 0.03 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Percentatge.
Source Catalonia: Idescat, based on data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(p) Provisional value.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Official development assistance as a percentage of GDP. Least developed countries
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2020 0.003 (p) Provisional value 0.040 0.100
2019 0.001 (p) Provisional value 0.050 0.110
2018 0.001 0.040 0.100
2017 0.001 0.040 0.090
2016 0.001 0.030 0.090
2015 0.001 0.030 0.090
2014 0.002 0.030 0.100
2013 0.001 0.040 0.100
2012 0.001 0.070 0.120
2011 0.003 0.110 0.130
2010 0.005 0.120 0.120
2009 0.005 0.100 0.120
2008 0.005 0.080 0.110
2007 0.004 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Units: Percentatge.
Source Catalonia: Idescat, based on data from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(p) Provisional value.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 31, 2022.

Methodological note

Official development assistance (ODA) consists of grants or loans that are undertaken by the official sector with the objective of promoting economic development and welfare in recipient countries. Disbursements record the actual international transfer of financial resources, or of goods or services valued at the cost of the donor. ODA is here presented as a share of Gross National Income (GNI). GNI at market prices equals Gross Domestic Product (GDP) minus primary income payable by resident units to non-resident units, plus primary income receivable by resident units from the rest of the world.

The list of countries and territories eligible to receive ODA is determined by the OECD's Development Assistance Committee. They are low- and middle-income countries, according to the gross national income per capita published by the World Bank, with the exception of G8 members, members of the European Union and those with an established date of entry into the EU. The least developed countries are also included, according to the definition established by the United Nations. The list is updated every three years and can be viewed on the OECD website.

Since reference year 2016, the EU27 (from 2020) aggregate refers to the ODA provided by the EU and its Member States 'EU collective ODA'.

For the calculation of the Catalonia indicator, the Gross Domestic Product is used at current prices as an approximation to the Gross National Income.