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Indicator: Net Official Development Assistance U2
Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) as per cent of Gross National Income (GNI): 1970 to 2002  
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Note: [1] Donor countries of OECDs Development Assistance Committee
Change since
cross 1970
tick 1990
tick Strategy [2]

Coverage: United Kingdom

Source: DFID

UK Net Official Development Assistance (ODA): 1964 to 2002
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Objective: Work with others to eliminate global poverty and raise living standards in developing countries
  • ODA as a percentage of GNI rose by 15 per cent between 1998 and 2002 to 0.31 per cent of GNI. However, this figure is lower than those of the 1970s and it is also lower than the UN target of 0.7 per cent.
  • The majority of UK ODA is direct country-to-country assistance (bilateral ODA): in 2002, 71 per cent of all ODA was of this type.
Note: 1998 (ODA as percentage of GNP), 1997 (ODA)

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