Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic: trends in development assistance committee countries' aid allocation, 2011-2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Official Development Assistance (ODA) significantly aids sustainable development in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted aid allocation, posing challenges for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Objective

This study explores and underscores the profound implications of shifts in ODA allocation by Development Assistance Committee (DAC) member countries, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a unique perspective on the evolving landscape of international aid.

Methods

Drawing from the gross ODA disbursement data for LMICs by DAC member countries from 2011 to 2021, a linear regression analysis assessed the changes in ODA amount, ODA-to-gross national income (GNI) ratio, sectoral aid alloc

SUBMITTER: Nomura S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10515657 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature