The year in data: 10 numbers that defined development in 2023

It’s been another challenging year for the development sector. A growing number of serious conflicts have demanded ever more of the aid budget. There’s gridlock over aid spending in key legislatures. The world continues to face significant economic challenges around inflation and debt. And progress on climate action remains slow.

We’ve pulled out 10 numbers that help define what happened this year.

There are no figures yet for official development assistance, or ODA, in 2023, but we can at least look at the figures for 2022.

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