Update, April 26, 2023: This article has been substantially amended following changes in how Devex gathers FCDO data.
With the United Kingdom’s move to cut its official development aid, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, its aid agency, continues to see a downward trend in spending. While it remains the biggest contributor to U.K. aid, FCDO’s spending plunged from £10.7 billion in 2020 to £8.3 billion in 2021 — a £2.4 billion decrease.
In this article, we looked into FCDO’s contracts in the fiscal year to March 2022 — the first complete annual data since the department was established in 2020.