This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Turkey statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Turkey statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Turkey-specific metadata information.
| Target name | Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes |
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| Indicator name | Financing for sustainable development, as donor countries, type of flow and sectors (total development assistance, bilateral official development assistance, total official flows and net official development assistance) |
| Global / Proxy indicator | Global indicator |
| Description of indicator |
This indicator refers to official development assistance by type of flow (official flows - private flows) and bilateral official development assistance by sector according to the type of flow, as a donor country. Development assistance by type of flow includes official development assistance, other official flows, grants by NGOs and private sector flows. Bilateral official development assistance by sector comprises social infrastructure services, economic infrastructure and services, production sectors, multi sector/cross-cutting, humanitarian assistance.
Official development assistance (ODA) is defined as public grants made by donor countries' central and local governments or the executive bodies of these governments to developing countries or international organizations operating in the respective countries in accordance with their main purposes of raising the level of economic development and prosperity or at least 25% of the grants long term and low interest loans. Bilateral official development assistance by sector is defined as the value at market prices of bilateral commitments and commitments to regional banks to the countries covered by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), on the basis of aid category. |
| Unit | Million US $ |
| Available disaggregation | Development assistance by type, Bilateral official development assistance by sector |
| Calculation | Total figures obtained by reviewing development assistance data from all public institutions in line with OECD-DAC reporting guidelines |
| Comparability | Data can be compared annually. However, comparable data are generally available after 2016. |
| Revision | Although TIKA's system data and OECD Stats (CRS) data overlap to a large extent, there may be revisions with some retrospective studies. Although it is not very frequent, revision may take place towards the end of the year (t+1) after the relevant data. Due to the small amount of changes, revision transactions are not generally announced. |
| Other information | In the Bilateral official development assistance by sector, since not all of the sub-sectors are presented in the portal, total and sub-sector totals differ. |
| Data source | Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency Directorate |
| Data source link | https://tika.gov.tr/en/press-room/publications/turkish-development-assistance-reports/ |
| Sample coverage | Public institutions and organizations, especially the central organization in Turkey |
| Sample size | about 70 |
| Interview method | Turkish Development Assistance System |
| Reference period for application of survey | In practice, data is collected through an online survey conducted every year between November and January, and the exact figures are only published in November of the following year. |