Aid Budget (Hansard, 23 May 1991)

HC Deb 23 May 1991 vol 191 c540W 540W

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish a table showing for each of the past 25 years, the proportion of gross national product which the United Kingdom has given by way of overseas aid.

§ Mrs. Chalker
Net official development assistance as a percentage of gross national product was as follows:

Per cent.

1965 0.46

1966 0.45

1967 0.43

1968 0.39

1969 0.38

1970 0.36

1971 0.40

1972 0.37

1973 0.33

1974 0.36

1975 0.38

1976 0.39

1977 0.44

1978 0.45

1979 0.51

1980 0.34

1981 0.42

1982 0.37

1983 0.35

1984 0.33

1985 0.33

1986 0.31

1987 0.28

1988 0.32

1989 0.31

The figure for 1990 will be available in June.

	Per cent.
1965	0.46
1966	0.45
1967	0.43
1968	0.39
1969	0.38
1970	0.36
1971	0.40
1972	0.37
1973	0.33
1974	0.36
1975	0.38
1976	0.39
1977	0.44
1978	0.45
1979	0.51
1980	0.34
1981	0.42
1982	0.37
1983	0.35
1984	0.33
1985	0.33
1986	0.31
1987	0.28
1988	0.32
1989	0.31