§ Mr. LazarowiczTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what change there has been annually in overall levels of international aid since 1995; and what proportion of this aid has been directed to countries qualifying or seeking to qualify as a Heavily Indebted Poor Country during this period. [106188]
§ Clare ShortOverall levels of net official development assistance (oda) from all bilateral donors have fallen from $59.1 billion in 1995 to $52.3 billion in 2001—the latest year for which data are available. During that period, net oda to the 42 Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) has also fallen from $19.0 billion to $15.9 billion, meaning that the proportion going to HIPC has remained relatively stable at just under one-third of all oda. The table shows the figures and percentages for each year.
Total net oda to $ billion Total not oda to HIPC countries $ billion Preprotion of total oda given to HIPC countries Percentage 1995 59.1 19.0 32 1996 55.8 17.0 30 1997 47.9 14.9 31 1998 50.1 15.0 30 1999 52.1 15.0 29 2000 53.7 14.7 27 2001 52.3 15.9 30 Source:
OECD-DAC.
928WThe list of HIPC countries is available in Statistics On International Development 1997–98–2001–02 page 145, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library.