How much is being spent on tackling the Sustainable Development Goals in the global south — and what is it being spent on?
Earlier this year, the secretariat supporting the Total Official Support for Sustainable Development task force went some way in answering this when it shared data on spending in 2021.
TOSSD has a complicated methodology that looks primarily at international spending which benefits low- and middle-income countries, although there are a number of exceptions and variations, which are outlined in more detail below.
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Miguel Antonio Tamonan@migueldevex
Miguel Tamonan is a Senior Development Analyst at Devex, where he analyzes data from public and private donors to produce content and special reports for Pro and Pro Funding readers. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science with a Major in International Relations from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
