In 2024, bilateral official development assistance, or ODA, from the Development Assistance Committee donors fell by 2.7% in real terms. This is the first time in six years that ODA fell after experiencing consistent and promising increases.
In 2024, DAC donors provided $163.3 billion in bilateral grant-equivalent ODA — that is, money distributed directly by donor governments rather than through the United Nations and other multilateral agencies.
Most of that money — although not all — was spent in countries in the global south. But which ones?