Information resources
We've put together a list and description of the main sources of data on aid and resources for poverty reduction.
Aggregator
Creditor Reporting System (CRS)
Contains project-level data from DAC and selected non-DAC donors on projects from 1974-2006. Reporting is voluntary, and coverage varies by donor, but it is estimated to be above 90% for most donors. Reports are exportable.
OECD.Stat
Contains a compliation of aggregate and project-level data on various development indicators and ODA projects from 1970-2006. Some reports include projected figures through 2016. Reports are exportable.
DAC Online
Contains aggregate data, including predefined datasets, on Official and Private Flows from DAC and selected non-DAC donors for 1960-2006. Reports are exportable.
AidData
This portal provides information on aid finance, allowing users to access data, research outcomes, networking tools, visualisation tools and other information on development activities. The main source of information is collected from the OECD's Creditor Reporting System (CRS), with additional material taken from donor's annual reports, project documents and web accessible databases, amongst others. AidData is the result of a merger between AIDA (the Accessible Information on Development Activities portal) and PLAID (the Project Level Aid database).
OCHA's Financial Tracking System (FTS)
Contains project-level data on humanitarian aid flows from worldwide donors from 1999-present. Reporting to FTS is voluntary, and coverage varies by donor. Reports are exportable.
The World Bank's Project Database
Contains project-level data on the World Bank's projects from 1947-present with links to project documents when available. Database includes pipeline projects. Reports are exportable.
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
contains project-level data on MIGA projects from 1990-2008, including links to project documents. Reports are exportable.
European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO)
Contains project-level data on the EU Member State's humanitarian aid projects from 1994-present. Reporting is voluntary, and coverage varies by donor. Reports are exportable.
Donor
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Contains project-level data for JBIC ODA projects from 1969-2007 with links to JBIC's project reports when available.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Projects Browser
Contains project documents for USAID projects from 1946-present.
Greenbook
Contains aggregate statistics in constant and historical dollars on US overseas loans and grants from 1946-2006. Files are exportable.
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Contains project-level data for 1993-2008 with links to CIDA's project profiles. This database includes on-going projects with projected end dates through 2013.
Natural Resources Information System (NARSIS)
Contains project-level data on DFID's environment and livelihood projects from 1971-2006 with links to project documents. The database is no longer being updated.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Contains project-level information on grants awarded by the MacArthur Foundation from 2005-2008.
UN Capital Development Fund
Contains project-level data on the UNCDF's projects in that were on-going or approved in 2006 and 2007.
Aid Information Management Systems for recipient governments
DAD Afghanistan
Contains project-level information on projects in Afghanistan from 1998-2020, including pipeline projects scheduled to start through 2009. Reports are exportable.
Mapa de Cooperacion Colombia
Contains project-level information on projects in Colombia
DAD Guatemala
In Spanish only
India's Coordination and Decision Support System (CDSS) contains project-level information on projects in India from 1985-2016
DAD Iraq
Contains project-level information on projects in Iraq from 2002-2009. Reports are exportable
DAD Kazakhstan
Contains project-level information on projects in Kazakhstan
DAD Kurdistan
Contains project-level information on projects in Kurdistan from 2002-2010
Contains projects of major donor agencies in Kyrgyzstan from 1993-2011
DAD Lebanon
Contains project-level information on projects in Lebanon from 2003-2011
DAD Maldives
Contains project-level information on projects in the Maldives from 2004-2011. Reports are exportable
PAMS Palestine
Palestinian Aid Management System (PAMS) contains project-level information on projects in the Occupied Palestinian Territories from 2004-2011
DAD Pakistan
Contains project-level information on projects in Pakistan from 1984-2017, including pipeline projects scheduled to start through 2009. Reports are exportable
CIIP Philippines
The Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program (CIIP) contains project-level information on projects in Philippines from 2002 - 2007
DAD Rwanda
Contains project-level information on projects in Rwanda. Reports are exportable
DAD Sierra Leone
Contains project-level information on projects in Sierra Leone from 1990-2013
DAD Sri Lanka
Contains project-level information on projects in Sri Lanka. Reports are exportable
DCIS South Africa
Contains project-level information on projects in South Africa from 1994 - 2005
DAD Thailand
Contains project-level information on projects in Thailand from 2000-2006. Reports are exportable.
DAD Uzbekistan
Contains project-level information on projects in Uzbekistan
DAD Vietnam
Contains project-level information on projects in Vietnam from 1982-2017, including pipeline projects scheduled to start through the end of 2008. Reports are exportable
DAD Zambia - (alt page)
Contains project-level information on projects in Zambia from 2000-2010, including pipeline projects scheduled to start through 2010. Reports are exportable
ODAMoz
Contains project-level reports on ODA to Mozambique from 1990-2017, including pipeline projects scheduled to start through 2010. Reports are exportable.
ODANic
Contains project-level information on EU Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Nicarauga
Recovery Aceh-Nias Database (RAND)
Contains project-level data on rehabiltation and reconstruction projects in the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam and Nias provinces from 2004-2009. Reports are exportable
Aid Managment Platforms (AMPs)
Contains a demonstration of Ethiopia's AMP that was developed by The Development Gateway Foundation. AMPs help recipient governments manage development assistance but are not currently accessible to the public. There are 13 countries using AMPs including Ethiopia, Bolivia, Montenegro, Burkino Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Malawi, Tanzania, Liberia, Madagascar, Senegal, Togo and Kosovo
DevInfo
Webpage for DevInfo, a UN-backed project to provide databases to recipient governments to organise data in order to monitor the status of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). The country webpages are currently unavailable
Government of Cambodia
Contains project-level information on projects in Cambodia
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