06/04/2022 –

Online press briefing at 11:30 Paris time on Tuesday 12 April 2022

 

The OECD will release official development assistance (ODA) statistics for 2021 at 11:30 Paris time on Tuesday 12 April. Journalists are invited to an online presentation of the data with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann, OECD Development Co-operation Director Jorge Moreira da Silva and Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Chair Susanna Moorehead. The 30-minute presentation, which will show ODA levels including and excluding donated COVID-19 vaccine supplies, will be followed by a 15 minute Q&A.

Journalists wishing to register for the briefing can do so at the link below. To receive the data under embargo an hour in advance please email Catherine Bremer in the OECD Media Office (+33 1 45 24 80 97). Questions can be emailed in advance to the same address, or submitted online during the event.

Register for the event: https://meetoecd1.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5lM5yOg6Qae1iYzlzUG5YQ
 

The OECD’s aid statistics track official flows from DAC donors to developing countries. Preliminary data released each April include detail on humanitarian aid, ODA spent on refugees in donor countries, and flows to least-developed countries and Africa. Final ODA figures with a detailed geographic and sectoral breakdown are released at the end of the year.
 

Since 2018, ODA statistics have been expressed on a “grant equivalent” basis, allowing for a more realistic comparison between grants, which make up the bulk of ODA, and loans. Before that, loans were expressed on a “cash basis”, meaning their full face value was included then repayments were subtracted as they came in. The grant-equivalent methodology, a fairer way of measuring donor effort, means only the “grant portion” of the loan, i.e. the amount actually “given” by lending below market rates, counts as ODA.  
 

Read more about ODA at this link: Frequently Asked Questions 
 

Working with over 100 countries, the OECD is a global policy forum that promotes policies to preserve individual liberty and improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

 

 

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