OECD Countries (Hansard, 25 July 1988)

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish tables in theOfficial Report showing, in ranked order, per capita contributions by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Countries to (a) the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, (b) the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, (c) the World Health Organisation, and (d) the Food and Agriculture Organisation for the latest year for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Chris Patten
Available information is in the tables. Figures for the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation combine assessed and voluntary contributions. Figures for the World Health Organisation cover only assessed contributions to the budget; contributions to voluntarily funded programmes are not available for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Contributions to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund are all voluntary. 1986 figures are the latest available for UNESCO.

Contributions from OECD Countries to UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO and FAO

Recipient: UNICEF Year: 1987

Rank and donor $US per capita contribution

1 Sweden 9.41

2 Norway 9.39

3 Finland 4.64

4 Switzerland 2.63

5 Denmark 2.26

6 Canada 1.31

7 Netherlands 1.15

8 Italy 1.12

9 New Zealand 0.39

10 United Kingdom 0.34

11 Australia 0.26

12 United States 0.25

13 Germany (FRG) 0.20

14 Austria 0.17

15 Belgium 0.17

16 Japan 0.16

17 Luxembourg 0.14

18 Ireland 0.13

19 France 0.11

20 Iceland 0.09

21 Spain 0.02

22 Greece 0.02

23 Portugal Negligible

24 Turkey Negligible

Recipient: UNESCO Year: 1986

Rank and donor $US per capita contribution

1 Switzerland 0.75

2 Norway 0.59

3 Sweden 0.40

4 Denmark 0.31

5 Germany (FRG) 0.31

6 Luxembourg 0.28

7 Iceland 0.25

8 Canada 0.24

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Rank and donor $US per capita contribution

9 Netherlands 0.24

10 France 0.23

11 Australia 0.21

12 Austria 0.20

13 Finland 0.20

14 Ireland 0.19

15 Japan 0.18

16 Italy 0.15

17 New Zealand 0.15

18 Spain 0.12

19 Belgium 0.10

20 Greece 0.09

21 Portugal 0.07

22 Turkey Negligible

23 United States Negligible

24 United Kingdom Nil

Recipient: WHO Year: 1987

Rank and donor $US per capita contribution

1 Switzerland 0.42

2 Sweden 0.36

3 Denmark 0.34

4 Luxembourg 0.34

5 Germany (FRG) 0.33

6 Norway 0.31

7 Iceland 0.30

8 Belgium 0.29

9 Canada 0.29

10 Netherlands 0.29

11 France 0.28

12 Australia 0.25

13 Finland 0.24

14 Austria 0.23

15 Japan 0.22

16 United Kingdom 0.21

17 New Zealand 0.17

18 Italy 0.16

19 Spain 0.13

20 Ireland 0.12

21 Greece 0.11

22 United States 0.10

23 Portugal 0.04

24 Turkey Nil

Net official development assistance as a percentage of gross national product Percentage change in ratio between 1979 and 1987

1979 1987

1. Italy 0.08 0.32 300

2. Finland 0.21 0.50 138

3. Switzerland 0.21 0.30 43

4. France 0.60 0.75 25

5. Denmark 0.71 0.88 24

6. Norway 0.95 1.10 16

7. Japan 0.27 0.31 15

8. United States 0.19 0.20 5

9. Netherlands 0.94 0.98 4

10. Canada 0.48 0.46 -4

11. Sweden 0.92 0.85 -8

12. Austria 0.19 0.17 -11

13. Germany 0.45 0.39 -13

14. Belgium 0.58 0.49 -16

15. Australia 0.53 0.33 -38

16. New Zealand 0.34 0.21 -38

17. United Kingdom 0.51 0.28 -45

Source: DAC chairman's report 1985 and OECD press notice published on 22 June 1988.
Ireland became a member of the DAC in 1985.

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report, showing for each member of 8W

Recipient: FAO Year: 1987

Rank and donor $ US per capita contribution

1 Denmark 2.72

2 Netherlands 1.87

3 Belgium 1.60

4 Norway 1.53

5 Sweden 1.51

6 Switzerland 1.13

7 Finland 0.68

8 France 0.38

9 Iceland 0.38

10 Luxembourg 0.38

11 Germany (FRG) 0.36

12 Canada 0.30

13 Australia 0.28

14 Austria 0.28

15 Japan 0.26

16 Italy 0.25

17 United Kingdom 0.21

18 New Zealand 0.19

19 Ireland 0.16

20 Spain 0.14

21 United States 0.14

22 Greece 0.10

23 Turkey 0.09

24 Portugal 0.04

§ Mr. Tom Clarke
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report, showing for each member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in ranked order, the percentage change in proportion of gross national product given as overseas aid between 1979 and the latest date for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Chris Patten
Comparative figures are available only for net official development assistance as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and not for the amounts actually spent on overseas aid as a proportion of gross national product.
Exact figures are only available for those countries which are members of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee and have been so throughout the period in question. The information is as follows:
the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Assitance Committee, for 1979 and 1987 (a) the per captia gross national product,(b) 9W proportion of gross national product constituted by bilateral aid, (c) per capita bilateral aid, (d) the percentage changes in gross national product on the previous year and (e) the percentage real change in bilateral aid on the previous year.

DAC Country (a) GNP per capita in $ (b) bilateral aid as percent of GNP (c) bilateral aid per capita in $ (d) percentage change in GNP on previous year (e) percentage real change in bilateral aid on previous year

Australia 8,206 0.39 32 11 5

Austria 9,116 0.09 8 18 -51

Belgium 11,433 0.39 45 15 -28

Canada 9,375 0.27 25 10 -15

Denmark 11,706 0.43 51 16 6

Finland 8,583 0.10 9 23 63

France 10,707 0.50 54 21 5

Germany 12,406 0.29 36 18 24

Ireland ¹ — — — — —

Italy 5,710 0.01 0 24 -15

Japan 8,637 0.20 17 4 31

Netherlands 10,735 0.68 73 16 16

New Zealand 6,434 0.26 17 23 1

Norway 11,294 0.54 61 16 18

Sweden 12,238 0.64 78 16 21

Switzerland 15,595 0.12 18 13 4

United Kingdom 7,371 0.29 22 31 12

United States 10,525 0.17 18 11 8

Source: this information has been derived from various editions of the report of the Chairman of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC).
¹ Exactly comparable information is not available for Ireland which joined the DAC in 1985.

The following figures for 1987 are provisional at this stage. No figures for population in 1987 are yet available. The information given in columns (a) and (c) is therefore based on population figures for 1986.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

DAC country GNP per capita in $(using 1986 population) bilateral aid as percent of GNP bilateral aid per capita in 0$(using 1986 population) percentage change in GNP on previous year percentage real change in bilateral aid on previous year

Australia 11,750 0.28 33 16 -8

Austria 15,426 0.13 21 25 -11

Belgium 14,189 0.30 42 22 -6

Canada 15,778 0.31 49 15 9

Denmark 19,175 0.47 90 25 2

Finland 17,483 0.31 53 25 16

France 15,887 0.61 97 21 9

Germany 18,430 0.28 51 25 -5

Ireland 7,239 0.11 8 17 -6

Italy 13,098 0.22 29 25 8

Japan 19,634 0.22 43 21 17

Netherlands 14,729 0.66 97 24 0

New Zealand 8,753 0.15 13 13 -47

Norway 19,510 0.65 127 19 -6

Sweden 18,700 0.54 101 22 -7

Switzerland 27,226 0.22 59 26 -3

United Kingdom 11,805 0.15 18 21 -16

United States 18,580 0.15 28 6 -13

Sources: DAC Chairman's Report for 1987, OECD Press Notice published on 22 June 1988 and the DAC Secretariat.

Contributions from OECD Countries to UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO and FAO
Recipient: UNICEF Year: 1987
Rank and donor	$US per capita contribution
1 Sweden	9.41
2 Norway	9.39
3 Finland	4.64
4 Switzerland	2.63
5 Denmark	2.26
6 Canada	1.31
7 Netherlands	1.15
8 Italy	1.12
9 New Zealand	0.39
10 United Kingdom	0.34
11 Australia	0.26
12 United States	0.25
13 Germany (FRG)	0.20
14 Austria	0.17
15 Belgium	0.17
16 Japan	0.16
17 Luxembourg	0.14
18 Ireland	0.13
19 France	0.11
20 Iceland	0.09
21 Spain	0.02
22 Greece	0.02
23 Portugal	Negligible
24 Turkey	Negligible

Recipient: UNESCO Year: 1986
Rank and donor	$US per capita contribution
1 Switzerland	0.75
2 Norway	0.59
3 Sweden	0.40
4 Denmark	0.31
5 Germany (FRG)	0.31
6 Luxembourg	0.28
7 Iceland	0.25
8 Canada	0.24

Rank and donor	$US per capita contribution
9 Netherlands	0.24
10 France	0.23
11 Australia	0.21
12 Austria	0.20
13 Finland	0.20
14 Ireland	0.19
15 Japan	0.18
16 Italy	0.15
17 New Zealand	0.15
18 Spain	0.12
19 Belgium	0.10
20 Greece	0.09
21 Portugal	0.07
22 Turkey	Negligible
23 United States	Negligible
24 United Kingdom	Nil

Recipient: WHO Year: 1987
Rank and donor	$US per capita contribution
1 Switzerland	0.42
2 Sweden	0.36
3 Denmark	0.34
4 Luxembourg	0.34
5 Germany (FRG)	0.33
6 Norway	0.31
7 Iceland	0.30
8 Belgium	0.29
9 Canada	0.29
10 Netherlands	0.29
11 France	0.28
12 Australia	0.25
13 Finland	0.24
14 Austria	0.23
15 Japan	0.22
16 United Kingdom	0.21
17 New Zealand	0.17
18 Italy	0.16
19 Spain	0.13
20 Ireland	0.12
21 Greece	0.11
22 United States	0.10
23 Portugal	0.04
24 Turkey	Nil

	Net official development assistance as a percentage of gross national product	Percentage change in ratio between 1979 and 1987
	1979	1987
1. Italy	0.08	0.32	300
2. Finland	0.21	0.50	138
3. Switzerland	0.21	0.30	43
4. France	0.60	0.75	25
5. Denmark	0.71	0.88	24
6. Norway	0.95	1.10	16
7. Japan	0.27	0.31	15
8. United States	0.19	0.20	5
9. Netherlands	0.94	0.98	4
10. Canada	0.48	0.46	-4
11. Sweden	0.92	0.85	-8
12. Austria	0.19	0.17	-11
13. Germany	0.45	0.39	-13
14. Belgium	0.58	0.49	-16
15. Australia	0.53	0.33	-38
16. New Zealand	0.34	0.21	-38
17. United Kingdom	0.51	0.28	-45

Recipient: FAO Year: 1987
Rank and donor	$ US per capita contribution
1 Denmark	2.72
2 Netherlands	1.87
3 Belgium	1.60
4 Norway	1.53
5 Sweden	1.51
6 Switzerland	1.13
7 Finland	0.68
8 France	0.38
9 Iceland	0.38
10 Luxembourg	0.38
11 Germany (FRG)	0.36
12 Canada	0.30
13 Australia	0.28
14 Austria	0.28
15 Japan	0.26
16 Italy	0.25
17 United Kingdom	0.21
18 New Zealand	0.19
19 Ireland	0.16
20 Spain	0.14
21 United States	0.14
22 Greece	0.10
23 Turkey	0.09
24 Portugal	0.04

DAC Country	(a) GNP per capita in $	(b) bilateral aid as percent of GNP	(c) bilateral aid per capita in $	(d) percentage change in GNP on previous year	(e) percentage real change in bilateral aid on previous year
Australia	8,206	0.39	32	11	5
Austria	9,116	0.09	8	18	-51
Belgium	11,433	0.39	45	15	-28
Canada	9,375	0.27	25	10	-15
Denmark	11,706	0.43	51	16	6
Finland	8,583	0.10	9	23	63
France	10,707	0.50	54	21	5
Germany	12,406	0.29	36	18	24
Ireland ¹	—	—	—	—	—
Italy	5,710	0.01	0	24	-15
Japan	8,637	0.20	17	4	31
Netherlands	10,735	0.68	73	16	16
New Zealand	6,434	0.26	17	23	1
Norway	11,294	0.54	61	16	18
Sweden	12,238	0.64	78	16	21
Switzerland	15,595	0.12	18	13	4
United Kingdom	7,371	0.29	22	31	12
United States	10,525	0.17	18	11	8

The following figures for 1987 are provisional at this stage. No figures for population in 1987 are yet available. The information given in columns (a) and (c) is therefore based on population figures for 1986.
	(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)
DAC country	GNP per capita in $(using 1986 population)	bilateral aid as percent of GNP	bilateral aid per capita in 0$(using 1986 population)	percentage change in GNP on previous year	percentage real change in bilateral aid on previous year
Australia	11,750	0.28	33	16	-8
Austria	15,426	0.13	21	25	-11
Belgium	14,189	0.30	42	22	-6
Canada	15,778	0.31	49	15	9
Denmark	19,175	0.47	90	25	2
Finland	17,483	0.31	53	25	16
France	15,887	0.61	97	21	9
Germany	18,430	0.28	51	25	-5
Ireland	7,239	0.11	8	17	-6
Italy	13,098	0.22	29	25	8
Japan	19,634	0.22	43	21	17
Netherlands	14,729	0.66	97	24	0
New Zealand	8,753	0.15	13	13	-47
Norway	19,510	0.65	127	19	-6
Sweden	18,700	0.54	101	22	-7
Switzerland	27,226	0.22	59	26	-3
United Kingdom	11,805	0.15	18	21	-16
United States	18,580	0.15	28	6	-13