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Glossary

Each term as oda-data uses it.

  • aggregate: A row the OECD computes from other rows, such as the DAC countries total (provider 20001) or developing countries (recipient 10100). Its is_aggregate is True, and oda-data never sums it with member rows.
  • basis: How money is counted: headline, net_disbursement, gross_disbursement, commitment, or grant_equivalent. 2.x called it measure.
  • bi_multi: The CRS column that says whether a flow is bilateral (1, 3, 7, 8), a core contribution to a multilateral (2), or a multilateral organisation's own outflow (4).
  • channel: The organisation through which money flows, such as IDA (44002) or the World Food Programme (41140).
  • core contribution: Money a provider gives a multilateral organisation for its general budget. DAC1 counts it as multilateral ODA, and one.crs.imputed_multilateral_oda spreads it across sectors.
  • dimension: A column a result can be broken down by, named in by=, such as provider, sector, or score.
  • flow: A DAC1 flow code, such as 1140 (net flows), 1160 (grant equivalents), or 1121 (grants), or a CRS flow, such as 11 (ODA grants).
  • grant equivalent: The ODA value of a flow, counting a loan by how generous its terms are. The OECD's headline measure from 2018.
  • group: A named set of providers, recipients, or sectors, such as oda.groups.g7 or oda.sectors.health.
  • headline: The basis that follows the OECD's own series: net flows to 2017 and grant equivalents from 2018 on DAC1, net disbursements on DAC2A.
  • indicator: A named rule for what to count from one table, such as oecd.dac1.total_oda. A 2.x indicator was a catalogue code, such as DAC1.10.1010.
  • line: A published DAC1 or DAC2A aid type code, such as 1010 (total ODA). DAC1 and DAC2A number their lines separately.
  • modality: The CRS aid type, such as B01 (core support to NGOs) or C01 (project-type interventions).
  • provider: Who gives the money. The OECD tables call this the donor.
  • recipient: Who receives the money: a country, a region, or an unallocated row.
  • release: One published version of an OECD table, identified by its token.
  • scale: millions for money and counts, percent for ratios.
  • total: A group's sum as one row beside its members, built with oda.total(group).
  • unit: A currency and prices, with a base year for constant prices, built with oda.current() or oda.constant().