How much did Aid for Trade flows represent between 2002 and 2005?
Work has been undertaken by the OECD and the WTO to determine a baseline of trade-related assistance and capacity-building delivered in previous years, using the OECD-Development Assistance Committee (DAC) database. In the OECD publication, Aid for Trade (AFT) at a Glance 2007, the baseline period of 2002-2005 starts with the launch of the Doha Development Round in November 2001 and ends with the 2005 Hong Kong WTO Ministerial Conference. Taking the 2002-2005 average as a starting point, statistics show that donors committed on average USD 21 billion per year for AFT over this period. This represents one third of sector allocable official development assistance (ODA). As of 2008, the OECD will also release data on AFT disbursements.
