HC Deb 14 February 1986 vol 91 cc563-4W
Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the figures for (a) current and (b) constant 1974 prices and (c) expressed as a proportion of gross national product for official, private and total flows from the United Kingdom to developing countries for each calender year since 1974.

Mr. Raison

The information requested is contained in the following tables:

Net official flows* from the United Kingdom to developing countries
Year Current prices £ million †Constant (1974) prices £ million Pecentage of GNP
1974 713 713 0.84
1975 839 659 0.79
1976 973 665 0.77
1977 712 427 0.49
1978 968 522 0.58
1979 1,083 510 0.55
1980 726 285 0.32
1981 1,253 440 0.49
1982 1,117 365 0.40
1983 1,198 373 0.40
1984 1,419 423 0.44

* Official development assistance and other official flows (including ECGD official export credits and ECGD interest stabilisation payments), measured net of loan repayments. Based on internationally agreed definitions.

† Calculated using GDP deflator.

Net private flows* from the United Kingdom to developing countries
Year Current prices £ million Constant (1974) prices £ million Percentage of GNP
1974 399 399 0.47
1975 2,137 1,680 2.02
1976 3,503 2,394 2.77
1977 3,208 1,925 2.21
1978 3,916 2,111 2.33
1979 5,277 2,487 2.67
1980 4,527 1,779 1.97
1981 4,596 1,614 1.81
1982 2,463 805 0.89
1983 2,813 875 0.93
1984 1,420 423 0.44

* Private export credits, long term private investment and grants by voluntary agencies.

† Calculated using GDP deflator.

Total net flows from the United Kingdom to developing countries
Year Current prices £ million *Constant (1974) prices £ million Percentage of GNP
1974 1,112 1,112 1.31
1975 2,976 2,339 2.81
1976 4,476 3,059 3.54
1977 3,920 2,325 2.70
1978 4,884 2,633 2.91
1979 6,360 2,997 3.22
1980 5,253 2,064 2.29
1981 5,849 2,054 2.31
1982 3,580 1,170 1.30
1983 4,011 1,248 1.33
1984 2,839 847 0.88

* Calculated using GDP deflator.

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