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Information about National Statistics releases produced by the Department for International Development.
We produce 2 National Statistics publications:
- Statistics on International Development 2014
- Provisional UK ODA as a proportion of Gross National Income (GNI)
News
Statistics on International Development 2014 published on 30 October 2014
Statistics on International Development 2014 was published at 9.30am on 30 October 2014. This is an annual publication that provides an overview of official UK spend on international development. See the report and accompanying tables.
Latest statistical releases
30 October 2014: Statistics on International Development 2014
2 April 2014: Provisional UK Official Development Assistance as a proportion of Gross National Income
Previous statistical releases
November 2013: Statistics on International Development 2012/13: GPEX tables
October 2013: Statistics on International Development 2013
March 2013: Provisional UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a proportion of Gross National Income
October 2012: Statistics on International Development 2012
Methodology and Quality
Short quality review of DFID’s National Statistics
The Department for International Development’s (DFID) new Chief Statistician conducted a short quality review of DFID’s National Statistics publications and data systems. Below is a summary of the main recommendations and planned actions coming out of this review (Section 1) and more detailed information about the findings of the quality review (Section 2). We would welcome feedback on the findings and on the planned actions. If you would like to provide comments, please send these to enquiry@dfid.gov.uk
Gift Aid Methodology Note
In October 2013 DFID issued a methodology note on how it calculates the amount of ODA-eligible Gift Aid reported in its National Statistics publication, ‘Statistics in International Development’
User engagement
DFID engages with users of our National Statistics on an ongoing basis to explore issues of interest to specialist users and gain valuable feedback used to improve our National Statistics publications
- February 2015: The consultation on the reporting of Official Development Assistance from Development Finance Institutions closed on 5 February 2015. DFID’s consultation response is available on the GOV.UK Consultations page
- September 2014:
- June 2014: Seminar at Royal Statistical Society on ‘Understanding aid statistics’ – and
- January 2013:
Archived statistics
You can find statistics published since May 2009 on GOV.UK. Our archived statistics are available from the National Archives
Archived news Old news items are available here.