Breakdown of ODA by intervention sector in 2023

In 2023, Luxembourg’s Development Cooperation continued to focus on sectors in the category of infrastructure and social services, which made up 31.63% of total aid (and 39.74% of bilateral aid). Education, health, population/health and fertility policy, water distribution and sanitation, support for governance and civil society as well as infrastructure and various social services all fall within that category.

The humanitarian aid category represents 18.51% of aid (24.36% of bilateral aid).

The category of infrastructure and economic services made up 6.73% of aid (9.19% of bilateral aid), the two main sub-categories being investments in the banks and financial services sector (inclusive finance) and the communications sub-category.

Support for multi-sector and cross-cutting issues represented 5.50% of ODA (6.01% of bilateral aid).

The production sector category accounted for 4.06% of ODA in 2023 (5.21% of bilateral aid), the majority of the aid being allocated to agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

Finally, we should note that, under multilateral ODA, most of the investments (83%) cannot be allocated to a precise sector. This is due to the nature of multilateral aid, which is made of up direct contributions, both mandatory and voluntary, to the multilateral agencies’ general budgets.