Official development assistance
Table 14: Australia's ODA 1971-72 to 2007-08
Diagram 8: Trends in Australian ODA by region
Note: Figures shown in constant 2006-07 dollars (million). Estimates are shown for 2006-07 and 2007-08. An increase in ODA to 'Middle East & Central Asia' in 2005-06 and 2006-07 reflects recognition of bilateral debt relief for Iraq.
Diagram 9: Trends in Australia's ODA/GNI ratio
Note: For the OECD donor community as a whole, the weighted average ODA/GNI ratio increased from 0.26 per cent in 2004 to 0.33 per cent in 2005. This spike in the weighted average ODA/GNI ratio resulted from the provision by some OECD DAC members of debt relief to Iraq (approximately US$14 billion) and Nigeria (approximately US$5 billion). Ratios are shown by calendar year to the nearest 0.01 per cent.
Sources: AusAID, OECD DAC
Diagram 10: DAC member countries' net ODA 2006
Sources: OECD DAC preliminary data for 2006; AusAID