DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
QUANTITY AND QUALITY

SOME DELIVERING, SOME DISAPPOINTING:
BY 2008, THE G7 HAD DELIVERED A THIRD.

BY 2009, ONE ESTIMATES THAT THEY
WILL HAVE DELIVERED A HALF

BY 2010, THEY NEED TO DELIVER THE OTHER HALF

This report finds that by the end of 2008, the G7 have delivered one third of the increases promised by 2010: only $7 billion of the $21.5 billion promised. As a group, the G7 have performed poorly, but the blame for this lies with a minority of the G7. Some countries are meeting their ODA commitments, others are progressing valiantly, and others are performing especially poorly.

To get on track, the G7 needs to deliver an average of an additional $7.2 billion each year in 2009 and 2010. ONE projects that they will deliver an additional $3.46 billion in 2009, far short of the need. We project that 80% of this 2009 shortfall by the G7 will be because of the failure by two countries - Italy and France. This shortfall in 2009 leaves about half (or $11 billion) of the cumulative increases promised by 2010 to be delivered in the final year. The G7 plus other donors (together known as the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, or DAC) have collectively committed to increase ODA to sub-Saharan Africa by $28.3 billion by 2010, but they have so far delivered only $9.4 billion. To meet their collective commitment, the DAC would need to increase ODA to the region by an average of $9.5 billion in each of 2009 and 2010. Within the G7, some countries are meeting or beating modest targets, some are striving to meet big commitments, France's delivery is disappointing, and Italy's performance is an utter failure.

NOTE: AT THE 2005 GLENEAGLES SUMMIT, RUSSIA DID NOT MAKE AN ODA PROMISE TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. THEREFORE, IN THIS REPORT WHEN ODA PROGRESS IS DESCRIBED, 'G7' IS USED INSTEAD OF 'G8'. WHEN REFERRING TO THE GROUP'S OVERALL SET OF COMMITMENTS OR OTHER NON-ODA ACTIONS, 'G8' IS USED.