Indicator 8.a.1 - Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements
Total ODA disbursements in support of Aid for Trade in millions of US dollars
Total ODA disbursements in support of Aid for Trade in millions of US dollars
Global Metadata
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| SDG Indicator Name | Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements |
|---|---|
| SDG Target Addressed | Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries. |
| Definition of SDG Indicator | Total official development assistance (ODA) commitments and disbursements that support aid for trade. Data expressed in US millions of dollars. |
| UN Designated Tier | 1 |
| UN Custodial Agency | OECD (Partnering Agencies: WTO-EIF) |
U.S. Metadata
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| Method of computation for global SDG indicator | |
|---|---|
| Graph Title | Total ODA disbursements in support of Aid for Trade in millions of US dollars |
| Actual indicator available | Total ODA commitments and disbursements in support of Aid for Trade |
| Description of actual indicator available | Total ODA commitments and disbursements in support of Aid for Trade |
| Method of computation | Data are extracted from the OECD's Creditor Reporting System (CRS) for selected purpose codes that have have been agreed support aid for trade. Aid for trade comprises the following categories: - technical assistance for trade policy and regulations (e.g. helping countries to develop trade strategies, negotiate trade agreements, and implement their outcomes) - trade-related infrastructure (e.g. building roads, ports, and telecommunications networks to connect domestic markets to the global economy) - productive capacity building, including trade development (e.g. supporting the private sector to exploit their comparative advantages and diversify their exports) trade-related adjustment (e.g. helping developing countries with the costs associated with trade liberalisation, such as tariff reductions, preference erosion, or declining terms of trade) - other trade-related needs, if identified as trade-related development priorities in partner countries' national development strategies http://www.oecd.org/dac/aft/aid-for-tradestatisticalqueries.htm |
| Comments and limitations | |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Time Period | 2000-2015 |
| Unit of measure | U.S., Dollars, millions |
| Disaggregation #1 (Industry or social categories) | Not available. |
| Disaggregation #2 (Geographical coverage) | Total presetned for all ODA-eligible countries. http://www.oecd.org/dac/stats/daclist.htm |
| Date of public data release from National source | |
| Date of last Update of This Page | 2017-09-19 |
| Scheduled Update by National source | September 2018 |
| Scheduled Update by SDG Team | |
| Data Source1 (Agency STAFF NAME) | Kimberly Smith |
| Data Source2 (Staff E-MAIL) | kimsmith@usaid.gov |
| Data Source3 (Agency/Survey/Dataset name) | |
| Indicator web address (closest to data provided) | http://stats.oecd.org/qwids/#?x=3&y=2&f=1:2,4:1,7:1,9:85,5:3,8:85,6:2014&q=1:2+4:1+7:1+9:85+5:3+8:85+6:2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009,2008,2007,2006,2005+3:78,79,80,81,82,83,84,86,87,88,89,91,106,107,93,100,102,103,104,101,105,92,98,96,97,99,94,95,109,110,111,112,113,115,116,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,139,140,141,142,143,144,146,147,148,149,150,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,168,169,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,178,179,180,184,185,186,187,188,189,191+2:252,253,254,255,256,258&lock=CRS1 |
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