The 0.7% Promise
In 1970, we committed to spending 0.7% of our GDP on aid. In the 44 years since, only a small handful of countries have reached that goal. Canada never has. Here we track the progress made by eight countries.
In 1970, the UN General Assembly endorsed the goal of spending 0.7% of donor countries’ national income on aid. In the 44 years since, only a small handful of countries have reached that goal. Canadian aid has hovered at around 0.3 percent of national income for the past decade.
