Overseas Aid (Hansard, 11 November 1999)

§ Mr. Peter Bradley
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list the percentage changes made in(a) the overall overseas aid package and (b) in overseas aid per country in each of the years 1990 to 1997. [96177]

§ Clare Short
As agreed with my hon. Friend, the information is given in the following table, by region, for the 20 largest recipients of British development assistance and Belize. The largest recipients have been identified according to expenditure in 1997–98, the most recent year for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. Peter Bradley
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if she will list for each year from 1990 to 1997 those countries receiving British overseas aid ranked according to(a) benefit per capita of population and (b) average income per capita. [96176]

§ Clare Short
Tables showing this information by region, for the 20 largest recipients of British development assistance and Belize have been placed in the Library. The largest recipients have been identified according to expenditure in 1997–98, the most recent year for which figures are available.

UK gross bilateral public expenditure on aid

£000

1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98

Region

Total—all countries 1,184,438 1,176,845 1,353,889 1,308,257 1,380,234 1,421,580 1,288,488 1,351,663

Africa 505,941 440,598 526,833 457,991 474,887 437,764 443,596 469,982

Sub Saharan Africa 485,887 419,107 503,001 438,972 464,186 427,785 431,744 457,636

America 125,330 92,905 118,538 114,208 132,350 192,774 107,315 228,081

Caribbean 97,115 61,566 62,598 65,730 67,322 92,154 62,902 170,360

Asia 348,367 403,782 424,574 410,387 438,515 467,595 403,041 357,256

Europe 19,604 71,340 99,362 134,713 141,972 132,158 138,122 113,226

Pacific 33,751 22,462 28,715 14,935 12,806 12,294 11,849 11,058

Non-Region Specific 151,445 145,758 155,868 176,022 179,704 178,996 184,566 172,061

Top 20 Recipients¹

India 100,751 135,983 116,108 102,367 100,743 155,882 112,368 112,560

Guyana² 21,104 8,031 4,215 7,571 8,168 14,668 7,040 92,488

Zambia 49,868 34,444 47,978 47,752 56,164 58,923 40,594 60,929

Tanzania 41,596 32,430 62,457 32,499 31,584 30,674 55,441 53,229

Uganda 32,211 27,836 34,707 40,551 46,592 40,632 48,827 51,538

Ghana 29,219 44,659 41,736 26,190 23,546 26,252 28,425 48,287

Mozambique 26,593 18,001 34,177 34,744 25,015 22,027 26,611 44,722

China 19,515 21,243 34,914 33,630 28,337 32,803 32,137 39,875

Indonesia 25,158 34,422 32,679 34,885 51,401 57,265 38,477 39,847

Bangladesh 51,600 59,217 64,934 56,068 56,987 54,282 44,937 38,865

Montserrat 4,218 2,996 3,271 5,689 5,815 6,568 14,452 38,317

Russia 8 26,686 11,795 20,749 32,817 30,953 32,205 33,610

Kenya 49,957 38,351 37,514 31,503 30,678 29,379 26,403 30,542

Pakistan 44,824 37,236 35,063 48,197 83,488 60,233 59,367 30,156

Malawi 43,272 26,093 27,378 27,015 41,246 35,721 44,874 28,873

South Africa 8,093 9,325 11,558 14,504 15,667 17,337 22,436 26,264

States of ex-Yugoslavia 6 569 37,003 51,803 45,514 38,095 42,473 20,385

Nepal 19,050 16,513 13,646 13,220 15,377 16,081 15,514 17,252

Philippines 9,086 7,359 12,933 14,045 21,972 13,846 15,885 15,360

Zimbabwe 33,627 47,690 44,268 41,390 35,393 20,172 21,078 15,058

Belize 6,016 3,674 4,498 6,233 16,886 6,335 7,666 2,383

¹ The top twenty recipients of UK Gross Public Expenditure on Aid in 1997–98 in terms of volume

² In 1997–98 Guyana received £85 million in debt relief

UK gross bilateral public expenditure on aid
£000
	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98
Region
Total—all countries	1,184,438	1,176,845	1,353,889	1,308,257	1,380,234	1,421,580	1,288,488	1,351,663
Africa	505,941	440,598	526,833	457,991	474,887	437,764	443,596	469,982
Sub Saharan Africa	485,887	419,107	503,001	438,972	464,186	427,785	431,744	457,636
America	125,330	92,905	118,538	114,208	132,350	192,774	107,315	228,081
Caribbean	97,115	61,566	62,598	65,730	67,322	92,154	62,902	170,360
Asia	348,367	403,782	424,574	410,387	438,515	467,595	403,041	357,256
Europe	19,604	71,340	99,362	134,713	141,972	132,158	138,122	113,226
Pacific	33,751	22,462	28,715	14,935	12,806	12,294	11,849	11,058
Non-Region Specific	151,445	145,758	155,868	176,022	179,704	178,996	184,566	172,061
Top 20 Recipients¹
India	100,751	135,983	116,108	102,367	100,743	155,882	112,368	112,560
Guyana²	21,104	8,031	4,215	7,571	8,168	14,668	7,040	92,488
Zambia	49,868	34,444	47,978	47,752	56,164	58,923	40,594	60,929
Tanzania	41,596	32,430	62,457	32,499	31,584	30,674	55,441	53,229
Uganda	32,211	27,836	34,707	40,551	46,592	40,632	48,827	51,538
Ghana	29,219	44,659	41,736	26,190	23,546	26,252	28,425	48,287
Mozambique	26,593	18,001	34,177	34,744	25,015	22,027	26,611	44,722
China	19,515	21,243	34,914	33,630	28,337	32,803	32,137	39,875
Indonesia	25,158	34,422	32,679	34,885	51,401	57,265	38,477	39,847
Bangladesh	51,600	59,217	64,934	56,068	56,987	54,282	44,937	38,865
Montserrat	4,218	2,996	3,271	5,689	5,815	6,568	14,452	38,317
Russia	8	26,686	11,795	20,749	32,817	30,953	32,205	33,610
Kenya	49,957	38,351	37,514	31,503	30,678	29,379	26,403	30,542
Pakistan	44,824	37,236	35,063	48,197	83,488	60,233	59,367	30,156
Malawi	43,272	26,093	27,378	27,015	41,246	35,721	44,874	28,873
South Africa	8,093	9,325	11,558	14,504	15,667	17,337	22,436	26,264
States of ex-Yugoslavia	6	569	37,003	51,803	45,514	38,095	42,473	20,385
Nepal	19,050	16,513	13,646	13,220	15,377	16,081	15,514	17,252
Philippines	9,086	7,359	12,933	14,045	21,972	13,846	15,885	15,360
Zimbabwe	33,627	47,690	44,268	41,390	35,393	20,172	21,078	15,058
Belize	6,016	3,674	4,498	6,233	16,886	6,335	7,666	2,383
¹ The top twenty recipients of UK Gross Public Expenditure on Aid in 1997–98 in terms of volume
² In 1997–98 Guyana received £85 million in debt relief