At 179 billion US dollars, official development assistance (ODA) from the 30 richest countries has reached a record level in 2021, including donations of Covid-19 vaccines, an increase of 4.4% over 2020. Without vaccines, however, ODA was up 0.6% in real terms compared to 2020, according to preliminary data from the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), released on Tuesday 12 April.
179 billion US dollars equivalent to 0.33% of the combined GNI of these rich countries, as in 2020...