Australian Official Development Assistance Activities and Budgets

DFAT publishes detailed records of Australia's Official Development Assistance investments, commitments, and expenditures in compliance with IATI standards. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides this data to meet international aid transparency requirements. The dataset was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in aid commitments and expenditures by sector or recipient country using IATI activity fields.
• Tracking projected budgets for specific development investments to forecast future aid spending.
• Comparing individual investment details, such as funding amounts and implementing partners, across different aid projects.
• Monitoring compliance with IATI publication standards by checking the presence of required data fields like transaction types and dates.

Strengths

• Published by a national government department (DFAT), ensuring authoritative sourcing.
• Structured according to the International Aid Transparency Initiative standard, enabling cross-donor comparison.
• Includes forward-looking data on projected budgets for planned activities.

Limitations

• The specific number of activity records, row count, and file size are not provided.
• Data is provided in XML format only, which may require parsing for analytical use.
• The description lacks details on the historical time range covered by the published activities.

Provenance

Source

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australia.

Collection Method

Published by DFAT in compliance with International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) standards.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating regular maintenance.

Geography

Focuses on Australia's Official Development Assistance, with global recipient coverage.