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APPENDIX J: CANADA’S HISTORICAL OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

Blue

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date (1970) of adoption of 0.7% target by the United Nations General Assembly

Yellow

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the year (1975) with the highest level of Canadian spending on official development assistance (ODA) as a proportion of gross national income (GNI)

Red

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the year (2001) with the lowest level of Canadian spending on ODA/GNI after the adoption of the 0.7% target

Year

Net ODA (% of GNI)

1960

0.16

1961

0.16

1962

0.10

1963

0.15

1964

0.17

1965

0.19

1966

0.34

1967

0.32

1968

0.29

1969

0.29

1970

0.41

1971

0.42

1972

0.44

1973

0.42

1974

0.47

1975

0.54

1976

0.46

1977

0.50

1978

0.53

1979

0.48

1980

0.43

1981

0.43

1982

0.41

1983

0.45

1984

0.50

1985

0.49

1986

0.48

1987

0.47

1988

0.50

1989

0.44

1990

0.44

1991

0.46

1992

0.46

1993

0.45

1994

0.43

1995

0.38

1996

0.32

1997

0.34

1998

0.30

1999

0.28

2000

0.26

2001

0.22

2002

0.28

2003

0.24

2004

0.27

2005

0.34

2006

0.29

2007

0.29

2008

0.33

2009

0.30

2010

0.34

2011

0.32

2012

0.32

2013

0.28

2014

0.24

2015

0.28

Source of data: OECD: OECD Data, Net ODA (indicator). Doi: 10.1787/33346549-en, accessed on 22 September 2016.

Notes:

  • The OECD defines net ODA as “government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. Loans and credits for military purposes are excluded. Aid may be provided bilaterally, from donor to recipient, or channeled through a multilateral development agency such as the United Nations or the World Bank. Aid includes grants, ‘soft’ loans (where the grant element is at least 25% of the total) and the provision of technical assistance. The OECD maintains a list of developing countries and territories; only aid to these countries counts as ODA. The list is periodically updated and currently contains over 150 countries or territories with per capita incomes below USD 12 276 in 2010. A long-standing United Nations target is that developed countries should devote 0.7% of their gross national income to ODA. This indicator is measured as a percentage of gross national income and million USD constant prices, using 2014 as the base year.”
  • GNI replaced gross domestic product (GDP) as the concept for measuring donor performance in 1993.