Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the Department for International Development
Follow-up information requested during evidence
on 23 October 2007.
1. Total per capita aid funding for Afghanistan
and comparison with other recent post-conflict countries
The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)
provides an annual report on Official Development Assistance (ODA)
flows to fragile states. The latest data available is for 2004.
This shows Afghanistan ranked 15th out of 38 fragile states with
aid per capita of $67.
Aid to Afghanistan has continued to increase
since 2004. For 2007, using data provided by the Ministry of Finance
of total expected aid flows, we expect ODA per capita to be close
to $140. This is based on an estimated maximum population of 31
million. Population estimates range between 24 and 31 million.
The DAC 2006 report Monitoring Resource Flows
to Fragile States identifies countries of concern—those
receiving low levels of ODA. Afghanistan is not one of these.
2. Percentage of donor funding which goes through
the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) and how much
is received "off-budget"
The total amount of donor expenditure expected
for 2007 is $4.3 billion. The breakdown of this expenditure is
as follows:
— $1.9 billion in total channelled
through the core budget (ie spent through Government public financial
management systems).
— ARTF component of this is $500
million.
— $2.4 billion in total channelled
through the external budget (ie spent "offbudget").
ARTF is 11.62% of total donor expenditure or
approximately one-quarter (26%) of donor expenditure spent through
the core budget
(Source: Ministry of Finance 1386 (2007) budget—based
on reporting from donors.)
3. More details of US aid expenditure in
Afghanistan including
The total US ODA to Afghanistan in 2006 was
$1.7 billion (USAID and State Dept—source OECD DAC).
US education spending: This is approximately
3% ($50 million) of US development assistance in 2006 (Source:
US Government and Accountability Office).
US funding through the ARTF: $73 million (approximately
4.3% of US development assistance in 2006) (Source World Bank).
4. Percentage of school age girls who are enrolled
in and regularly attend school
According to the Afghan Government's National
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment, conducted in 2005, the net
enrolment ratio in primary education of kids aged six to 13 years
is 37% in total: 29% female and 43% male. However in urban areas
this rises to 51% female and 55% male. Distance and a shortage
of female teachers are cited as the constraining factors.
November 2007
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