Written question asked by John Stanley (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 21 March 1997. It was answered by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Friday, 21 March 1997 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: If he will list the 20 largest overseas aid donors in descending order, indicating the total amount of aid given by each donor country. - Inc table.

Answer: Sir John Stanley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the 20 largest overseas aid donors in descending order, indicating the total amount of aid given by each donor country. [21494] Dr. Liam Fox: In 1995, total flows of official assistance from 21 members of the OECD's development assistance committee to developing and other countries on parts I and II of the DAC list were as follows, in descending order: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Donor US$ million 1. Japan 14,739 2. Germany 12,038 3. France 9,191 4. USA 8,647 5. UK 3,563 6. Netherlands 3,531 7. Canada 2,317 8. Italy 1,909 9. Denmark 1,904 10. Sweden 1,809 11. Spain 1,348 12. Norway 1,244 13. Australia 1,198 14. Switzerland 1,186 15. Belgium 1,123 16. Austria 1,080 17. Finland 464 18. Portugal 293 19. Ireland 155 20. New Zealand 123 21. Luxembourg 65 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 21494; 292 c920W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Development aid OECD countries Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Development Assistance Committee
Contains statistics: Yes