Breakdown of ODA by ministry in 2020

In 2020, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs managed 82.20% of ODA, i.e. EUR 326.28 million (of which EUR 317.23 million was managed by the Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs).

The remaining 17.80% came from contributions made by the Ministry of Finance (10.04%), the Ministry of Health (0.06%), the Ministry of Culture (0.03%), and the share of Luxembourg’s contribution to the EU’s general budget – apart from the European Development Fund (EDF) – allocated by the European Commission for the purposes of development cooperation in 2020 (EUR 30.43 million, i.e. 7.67% of Luxembourg’s ODA).

We should note in this respect that Luxembourg’s assistance via all the EU’s bodies, including Luxembourg’s contribution to the EDF, amounted to EUR 43.07 million.

The summary table below (ODA by ministry) gives a detailed view of expenditure by budget item and by ministry in 2020 notified as ODA to the OECD’s Development Aid Committee.