After a steady five-year decline, France’s official development assistance finally rose in 2017, to $11.4 billion or 0.43% of its gross national income.
This restored French ODA to 2012 levels. The country’s development spending is now slated to increase by €6 billion ($6.8 billion) over the course of President Emmanuel Macron’s mandate.
France’s development cooperation has long suffered from a lack of political commitment and strategic direction but has been undergoing a revival since the election of Macron in 2017, as part of a plan to make development cooperation a centerpiece of French foreign policy.