UK spending on foreign aid – Full Fact
For every hundred pounds that’s made in the UK, seventy pence goes overseas as foreign aid. Here's some basic facts and figures.
Britain's foreign aid: where does the money go? - Context
Sep 18, 2024 · Britain's Conservative government had reduced overseas aid from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income (GNI) in 2020 to free up cash for domestic spending during COVID-19, slashing billions from programmes supporting the world's poorest.
Statistics on International Development: Final UK Aid Spend 2022
Jul 9, 2024 · the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spent £7,635 million on ODA in 2022, compared with £8,175 million in 2021 (a decrease of £540 million). The FCDO’s share of total UK ...
UK foreign aid being spent in Britain passes £4bn mark, experts …
Oct 28, 2022 · The government is now spending more of the UK's foreign aid budget at home than on direct help for poor countries overseas, development experts say.
Statistics on International Development: provisional UK aid …
Apr 10, 2024 · the UK spent £888 million of bilateral ODA on humanitarian assistance in 2023, a decrease of £221 million (19.9 per cent) from £1,109 million in 2022. in 2023, £5,517 million of UK ODA was ...
Foreign Office report reveals ‘grim’ human toll of UK’s overseas aid …
Aug 1, 2023 · The “grim” human toll of cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget on women and children, disabled people and LGBT+ communities has been laid bare by an internal government impact assessment.
UK foreign aid cuts: Thousands will die as a result, says report
Aug 2, 2023 · Thousands of women in Africa will die in pregnancy and childbirth as a result of cuts to the UK's overseas aid budget, ministers have been warned. According to an internal assessment by civil...
Foreign aid: Who will be hit by the UK government cuts?
Nov 8, 2021 · Chancellor Rishi Sunak has confirmed that the government's cut to foreign aid spending will continue until at least 2024. The government reduced its annual aid budget from 0.7% of gross...
The 0.7% aid target - House of Commons Library
Jul 30, 2024 · Download full report. The UN has a target for countries to spend 0.7% of their gross national income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA). ODA is aid intended to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. In 2013, the UK achieved this target for the first time.
UK aid spending: Statistics and recent developments
Dec 8, 2022 · UK aid spending reduced by £3bn, or 21%, from 2020 to 2021. This article looks at statistics on aid spending and how it is being spent. It also includes a summary of the government’s current international development strategy and commentary on some of the issues affecting UK aid spending.