How the OECD DAC measures and reports ODA.

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This skill covers how ODA figures are measured, including the flow type, the price basis, and how each financing instrument is valued in ODA. oda-dataset-selection covers which dataset to use.

References

• references/flow-types.md: gross disbursements, net disbursements, grant equivalents and commitments: definitions, which questions each fits, ONE's usual choices, and the 2018 methodology break
• references/price-basis.md: current and constant prices, DAC deflators, and base year choice
• references/grants-loans-psi.md: grants, concessional loans, and private sector instruments: ODA eligibility, how each is counted, PSI additionality and transition arrangements, and the policy debate on loan and PSI measurement