The European Development Fund is the main instrument used by the European Union to provide aid to Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and other low- and middle-income countries. Funded by voluntary donations made by EU member states, the 11th EDF for 2014-2020 has financial resources totaling €30.5 billion ($33.3 billion).
The European Commission’s financial transparency system provides insight into €6.6 billion worth of funds from this budget, committed through the commission between 2014-2018. These funds supported 4,456 projects and were awarded to 1,781 beneficiaries originating from 130 countries.
Devex has collated and analyzed this data as part of a new tableau visualization. New insights are available on the EDF budget: how funds are disbursed, regions that benefit, and beneficiaries that support the work of EDF.