Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment
Statistics
August 11, 2020
Facts & Figures: Gender
International Comparison (Calendar Year)
ODA Commitments of Major Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Countries: Top Five Countries and EU: 2014-2018
Country | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EU | 2,948 | 6,977 | 9,778 | 10,690 | 10,420 | 40,813 |
Japan | 3,179 | 7,221 | 6,284 | 5,999 | 11,155 | 33,839 |
Germany | 5,943 | 5,666 | 6,281 | 6,897 | 7,522 | 32,310 |
United States | 5,802 | 5,153 | 6,582 | 5,737 | 5,622 | 28,896 |
United Kingdom | 2,232 | 2,126 | 3,038 | 3,097 | 3,047 | 13,541 |
Sweden | 2,395 | 1,502 | 1,798 | 2,215 | 2,917 | 10,827 |
Other Countries | 11,244 | 10,559 | 10,348 | 11,732 | 12,460 | 56,344 |
Total | 33,744 | 39,205 | 44,109 | 46,367 | 53,143 | 216,568 |
Source: DAC Statistics on OECD.STAT (as of April 2020)
Based on data on commitments made with gender equality as a primary or important purpose
Note: Including commitments by the EU
Trends in ODA Commitments of Major DAC Countries: Top Five Countries and EU: 2014-2018

Unit: US$ million (Commitments basis), excluding assistance for graduated countries
Source: DAC Statistics on OECD.STAT (as of April 2020)
Based on data on commitments made with gender equality as a primary or important purpose
Note: Including commitments by the EU
Source: DAC Statistics on OECD.STAT (as of April 2020)
Based on data on commitments made with gender equality as a primary or important purpose
Note: Including commitments by the EU
ODA Commitments Ratio of Major DAC Countries: Top Five Countries and EU: 2014-2018

Unit: US$ million (Commitments basis), excluding assistance for graduated countries
Source: DAC Statistics on OECD.STAT (as of April 2020)
Based on data on commitments made with gender equality as a primary or important purpose
Note: Including commitments by the EU
Source: DAC Statistics on OECD.STAT (as of April 2020)
Based on data on commitments made with gender equality as a primary or important purpose
Note: Including commitments by the EU
Japan's ODA Commitments by Category: Total for 2014-2018

2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education | 114.51 | 35.18 | 57.26 | 136.66 | 41.76 | 385.37 |
Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries | 268.59 | 341.56 | 278.49 | 1694.75 | 829.29 | 3412.68 |
Health | 145.56 | 454.38 | 397.38 | 21.13 | 200.72 | 1219.17 |
Multi-Sector | 534.26 | 506.29 | 12.71 | 240.25 | 16.31 | 1309.82 |
Other | 2120.48 | 5887.53 | 5538.87 | 4191.51 | 10367.34 | 28105.72 |
Total | 3183.39 | 7224.95 | 6284.71 | 6284.29 | 11455.42 | 34432.76 |
This data is based on the classification of the DAC_CRS statistics
Based on data on commitments made with gender equality as a primary or important purpose