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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
| Indicator |
Indicator 10.b.1: Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries and type of flow (e.g. official development assistance, foreign direct investment and other flows) |
|---|---|
| Target |
Target 10.b: Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes |
| Organisation |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
| Definition and concepts |
Definition: Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries and type of flow comprises of Official Development Assistance (ODA), other official flows (OOF) and private flows. Concepts: Official and private flows, both concessional and non-concessional to developing countries. For official flows the major distinction is between official development assistance (ODA) and other official flows OOF, while private flows are broken down into flows at market terms and charitable grants. Flows include contributions to multilateral development agencies, which are themselves official bodies. See http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/officialdevelopmentassistancedefinitionandcoverage.htm) |
| Data sources |
The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) has been collecting data on official and private resource flows from 1960 at an aggregate level. The data are reported by donors according to the same standards and methodologies (see here: http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/methodology.htm). Data are reported on an annual calendar year basis by statistical reporters in national administrations (aid agencies, Ministries of Foreign Affairs or Finance, etc. |
| Data providers |
Data are reported on an annual calendar year basis by statistical reporters in national administrations (aid agencies, Ministries of Foreign Affairs or Finance, etc. |
| Method of computation |
The sum of official and private flows from all donors to developing countries. |
| Metadata update |
2016-07-19 |
| International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
| UN designated tier |
1 (ODA) 2 (FDI) |