Official development assistance to least developed countries (i82)

Definition: this indicator measures the part of official development assistance to the least developed countries (LDCs). These are low-income countries that face severe structural impediments to sustainable development. They are highly vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and their population is in worse health and they have lower schooling. The Least Developed Countries list of December 2023 includes 45 countries. This list is revised every three years by the Committee for Development Policy of the United Nations (UN, 2024). The indicator is expressed as a percentage of the gross national income (GNI). The indicator includes both bilateral aid and imputed multilateral aid and, since 2020, also regional aid benefiting LDCs. The data come from the OECD and from Eurostat.