Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2018 to Question 169665 on development aid, how much of the £3,736 million is spent in each broad sector.
Of the £3,736 million of UK bilateral aid that was spent in the top 20 receiving countries in 2016, the breakdown by broad sector is given in the table below.
Broad sector area | £ million |
Humanitarian assistance | 1,016 |
Government and civil society | 692 |
Health | 518 |
Education | 451 |
Other social infrastructure and services. | 334 |
Economic infrastructure and services | 186 |
Production services | 141 |
Multisector aid 1 | 136 |
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene | 113 |
Commodity and General Programme Assistance | 79 |
Refugee costs | 56 |
Unallocated to a specific sector2 | 7 |
Administration costs | 6 |
UK bilateral aid to top 20 receiving countries | £3,736 |
Source: Statistics on International Development