ASIA - OVERVIEW

DFID Bilateral Aid

Review (BAR)
2010/11 – 2014/15
In Asia, over half of BAR spend will
go to MICs (primarily India and
Pakistan).
Poor people living in recipient
countries (millions)
Spend per poor person rising
Spend to fragile states is very high
and rising

Source: Foreign Policy/Fund for Peace - Failed States Index (2010)

There is an increasing in spend to countries
which are ‘partly free’ and decline in spend
to ‘not free’ countries

Source: Freedom House – Freedom in the World (2011)

 Spend to very corrupt countries high and
rising

Source: Transparency International – Corruption Perceptions

Index (2010)
Bilateral aid goes to countries with medium
or low commitment to poverty reduction

Source: World Bank - World Development Indicators (2010)