World Development Indicators data measures net official development assistance received as a percentage of central government expense. The dataset is compiled by the World Bank from reports by Development Assistance Committee members, multilateral institutions, and non-DAC countries. The specific temporal coverage and volume of records are not provided.
Use Cases
- Analyze the correlation between ODA received and central government expense across recipient countries.
- Benchmark aid dependency by calculating the ODA percentage of government expense for specific nations.
- Track trends in the ODA-to-expense ratio over time to assess fiscal reliance on foreign assistance.
Strengths
- Data is defined by the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC), providing a standardized international metric.
- Covers disbursements from DAC members, multilateral institutions, and non-DAC countries, offering a broad source view.
Limitations
- The specific number of rows, columns, and time range for the data series are unknown.
- Data granularity (e.g., country-level, annual) and potential missing values are unspecified.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Collection Method
- Aggregated from reports by official agencies of DAC members, multilateral institutions, and non-DAC countries.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Countries and territories on the DAC list of ODA recipients.