Your questions answered

The UK government spent £7.2 billion on development in 2008/09 and the DFID aid programme accounted for £5.8 billion (81%) of this expenditure.

Further information can be found at:

• Key statistics

DFID works directly in over 150 countries worldwide. The top twenty countries that received bilateral aid in 2009/10 are:

Rank	Country	£ m
1	India	295
2	Ethiopia	214
3	Bangladesh	149
4	Sudan	146
5	Tanzania	144
6	Pakistan	140
7	Afghanistan	133
8	Nigeria	114
9	Congo (Dem Rep)	109
10	Ghana	90
11	Malawi	74
12	Uganda	68
13	Mozambique	68
14	Nepal	67
15	Zimbabwe	67
16	Kenya	64
17	West Bank & Gaza	58
18	Vietnam	54
19	Rwanda	53
20	Zambia	49

For more information on which countries DFID works in:

• DFID's work around the world
• Statistics on International Development 2010

Today DFID works with over 200 international and UK civil society organisations and has direct or indirect links with thousands of civil society organisations in developing countries.

You can find out more at:

• How DFID works with Civil Society
• Statistics on International Development, 2008/09, Table 19 - DFID expenditure through UK CSOs 2008/09 [XLS - 38 KB]

DFID provides aid to people affected by humanitarian crises. DFID spent £449 million on bilateral humanitarian assistance during 2008/09 - the top ten bilateral recipients were:

Rank	Country		£m
1	Sudan	91
2	Congo (Dem Rep)	46
3	Iraq	20
4	Zimbabwe	18
5	Indonesia	15
6	Uganda	14
7	Somalia	14
8	Bangladesh	13
9	Afghanistan	8
10	Pakistan	8

• Getting involved: Disasters and emergencies

As at 31 March 2010

Staff in London office - 908

Staff in East Kilbride office - 479

UK staff currently based overseas - 407

Staff appointed in country - 766

Total = 2,560