Development Assistance (Hansard, 17 March 1980)

§ Mr. Neil Marten

The figures, based on reports by the chairman of the Development Assistance Committee of OECD

TOTAL NET OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: SELECTED DONORS (1974–78)
Item and Donor‡	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978
(1) Net official development assistance ($ m.) from:
Warsaw Pact	775	550	480	555	575
of which USSR	600	325	300	325	300*
United States of America	3,439	4,007	4,334	4,159	4,831
European Community† countries	4,857	6,014	5,864	6,282	8,028
of which United Kingdom	717	863	835	914	1,212
(2) Net oda as percentage of GNP:
Warsaw Pact	0.07	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04
of which USSR	0.08	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03
United States of America	0.24	0.26	0.25	0.22	0.23
European Community† countries	0.42	0.45	0.43	0.40	0.41
of which United Kingdom	0.37	0.37	0.38	0.37	0.39
(3) Percentage change on previous year (in current prices):
Warsaw Pact	-9.4	-29.0	-12.7	+15.6	+3.6
of which USSR	-7.7	-45.8	-7.7	+8.3	7.7
United States of America	+15.9	+16.5	+8.2	-4.0	+16.2
European Community† countries	+20.0	+23.8	-2.5	+7.1	+27.8
of which United Kingdom	+18.9	+20.4	-3.2	+9.5	+32.6
^* If aid to Vietnam is excluded the net USSR programme in 1978 was estimated to be negative i.e. return flows from developing countries (repayments of loans etc.) were estimated to be greater than the gross aid programme of the USSR.
† Excludes aid given by the Republic of Ireland and Luxembourg as these countries are not members of the DAC.
‡ In the figures for United States of America and European Community countries capital subscriptions to multilateral organisations have been included on the basis of the date of encashment.