Provisional Total DFID Bilateral Aid Expenditure 2005/06

12 July 2006

The Department for International Development (DFID) has announced provisional figures for total DFID bilateral aid expenditure for 2005/06.

Gross Public Expenditure (GPEX) on development for the UK will be published in Statistics on International Development in October 2006. This figure will include final bilateral and multilateral expenditure for DFID, and aid from other official UK sources.

Provisional Total DFID Bilateral Aid Expenditure 2005/06

Bilateral aid spending in 2005/06 is estimated at £2.52 billion, an increase of 17 per cent in cash terms from the 2004/05 level. This represents an increase of £372 million compared with the 2004/05 estimate of £2.14 billion.

Within the DFID bilateral aid total:

• Financial Aid increased by £121 million to £872 million, an increase of 16 per cent from the previous year.
• Bilateral spending on Humanitarian Assistance rose by £72 million, an increase of 21 per cent on 2004/05.
• Main DFID bilateral aid expenditure increases were in Africa with a rise of 31 per cent and Asia with a rise of 17 per cent.
• Spend on Africa accounts for 45 per cent of all DFID bilateral expenditure.

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Background Notes

Table 1: Total Provisional DFID Bilateral Aid by Aid Type

*Includes Grants and other aid in kind, and technical cooperation.

Table 2: Total Provisional DFID Bilateral Aid by Region

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Classification of Aid

Bilateral assistance is provided directly to partner countries while multilateral assistance is provided through international organisations.

Aid from other official UK sources includes CDC investments, non-DFID debt relief, contributions from Other Government Departments to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), British Council and Global Conflict Pool, and small amounts of drug related assistance funded by the Home Office and FCO.

Financial aid is provided to a partner government as a grant, which is the subject of a formal written arrangement under which the partner government is responsible for expenditure.

Humanitarian assistance provides food aid and other humanitarian assistance including shelter, medical care and advice in emergency situations and their aftermath.

Further information and final figures will appear in the annual publication Statistics on International Development, the next issue of which will be published in October 2006.

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Contacts

Press enquiries to DFID Press Office on 0207 023 0600.

Statistics queries to Elaine Drennan on 01355 843329.

For further information on development issues and DFID policies, please contact
Public Enquiry Point: 0845 300 4100
E-mail: enquiry@dfid.gov.uk

Next publication date October 2006

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Notes to Editors

The expenditure reported within Statistics on International Development (SID) is not directly comparable to the expenditure reported within the statutory Resource Accounts, which will also be published in July 2006. Expenditure within SID is reported on a cash basis, consistent with reporting to the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), rather than a resource basis. Also, bilateral expenditure in SID is reported by destination of country whereas the Resource Accounts report by Public Service Agreement Objective therefore there will be differences in the classification of certain expenditure. A reconciliation to the Accounts will be included in SID.

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Links

• Statistics on International Development 2005
• National Statistics
• OECD DAC Aid Statistics