World Development Indicators provides data on net bilateral aid flows from the United States to countries on the DAC list of ODA recipients. The dataset measures net disbursements of official development assistance in current U.S. dollars, calculated as gross disbursements minus principal repayments on earlier loans. Data collection for certain recipient categories concluded in 2004.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in U.S. net aid disbursements over time using the annual time-series values.
- Compare U.S. aid contributions to other DAC donors listed in the dataset description.
- Model the impact of aid on recipient economies by correlating aid flow data with other development indicators.
- Study the shift in aid reporting after the 2005 abolition of the DAC Part II recipient list.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the authoritative Development Assistance Committee (DAC).
- Includes a defined list of 30 DAC donor members and institutions.
- Values are standardized in current U.S. dollars for cross-year comparison.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are not provided.
- Data for official aid to Part II countries is stale, ending with 2004 records.
- Regional aggregates include unspecified economies, reducing granularity.
Provenance
- Source
- World Development Indicators, compiled from Development Assistance Committee (DAC) reports.
- Collection Method
- Calculated from reported gross disbursements of grants and concessional loans minus principal repayments.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Covers aid flows from the United States to countries and territories on the DAC list of ODA recipients.