Only 5 countries hit UN 0.7% aid target in 2021

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Preliminary data for 2021 shows that only 5 countries hit the UN 0.7% aid spending target in 2021, according to the OECD.

The UN target stipulates that countries should spend 0.7% of their Gross National Income (GNI) on official development assistance (ODA).

The five countries who met or exceeded this target in 2021 were:

  • Luxembourg
  • Norway
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Denmark

Read more: https://www.oecd.org/dac/covid-19-assistance-to-developing-countries-lifts-foreign-aid-in-2021-oecd.htm