Allocating Denmark's official development assistance

Over the past five years, and indeed since the 1970’s, Denmark has exceeded its international commitment of providing 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) as official development assistance (ODA). However, the decision to cut the overall ODA budget, followed by the rising and unpredictable costs of helping refugees within Denmark, has halved funding available for spending overseas on bilateral and multilateral programmes. These shifts in ODA volume and composition will likely affect Denmark’s reputation as a generous and predictable donor.