§ Mr. BluntTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the UK's combined net public and private investment and development assistance to the developing world was in each year since 1995 in terms of percentage of GDP. [137506]
§ Hilary BennThe information requested is given in the following table. Note that such flows are usually expressed as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) rather than GDP.
Total UK net flows(amounts extended less amounts received) to developing countries 1995–2002
£million Official flows
Private flows
Total As a percentage
of GNI
1995 2,164 5,968 8,132 1.15 1996 2,102 11,590 13,692 1.83 1997 2,027 9,046 11,073 1.39 1998 2,299 4,301 6,600 0.83 1999 2,103 7,353 9,456 1.05 2000 2,927 1,737 4,664 0.50 2001 3,181 3,453 6,634 0.67 2002 3,272 9,264 12,536 1.18