Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Australia to Developing Countries

World Development Indicators provides data on net bilateral aid flows from Australia, a Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donor. The dataset tracks net disbursements of official development assistance (ODA) and official aid, calculated as grants and concessional loans minus principal repayments, measured in current U.S. dollars. Data collection for official aid flows to certain advanced countries concluded in 2004.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Australia's annual net bilateral aid disbursements over time.
• Model the relationship between aid flows from Australia and recipient country economic indicators.
• Compare Australia's net aid contributions against other DAC donors listed in the description.
• Assess the shift in aid reporting following the 2005 abolition of the DAC Part II recipient list.

Strengths

• Data is defined by the standardized DAC methodology for official development assistance.
• Includes flows to both traditional ODA recipients and, historically, to more advanced economies until 2004.
• Values are reported in a consistent unit (current U.S. dollars) for comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage for the Australian subset are not provided.
• The description notes a structural break in 2005 when data for a category of recipients was discontinued.
• Sample data and column details are unavailable, limiting understanding of granular features.

Provenance

Source

World Development Indicators, The World Bank.

Collection Method

Compiled from reports by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD.

Geography

Covers aid flows from Australia to countries on the DAC list of ODA recipients and, historically, to Part II countries.