56. The highlights of the disbursements data by the top five sectors and donor reported for the years 2002 and 2003 are summarized below.

YEAR 2002

57. In the year 2002, the top five sectoral composition of ODA provided by its top five development partners was as follows (Table 11):

1. Transport/Infrastructure, total ODA received in 2002 - 78.1 million US$ representing 14.7 percent of total ODA in 2002 - five main contributors were: Asian Development Bank, Japan, World Bank, France, and China.

2. Education/HRD, total ODA received in 2002 - 68.9 million US$ representing 13.0 percent of total ODA in 2002 - five main contributors were: Japan, Asian Development Bank, UN Agencies, Republic of Korea, and Sweden.

3. Health, total ODA received in 2002 - 67.6 million US$ representing 12.7 percent of total ODA in 2002 - five main contributors were: United States of America, UN Agencies, Japan, World Bank, and European Commission.

4. Social Development - total ODA received in 2002 – 64.1 million US$ representing 12.1 percent of total ODA in 2002 - five main contributors were:  Japan, Asian Development Bank, UN Agencies, Netherlands, and China.

5. Economic Management, total ODA received in 2002 - 54.7 million US$ representing 10.3 percent of total ODA in 2002 - five main contributors were: IMF, Japan, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and France.

Information on the sectoral composition of the ODA disbursed by other bilateral and multilateral donors in the year 2002 is presented in Table 11.

58. The development assistance from the NGOs in 2002 was concentrated in the following areas: Health sector, Social Development sector, Education/HRD sector, Area Development, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries sector, Natural Resources sector, and Development Administration.

YEAR 2003

59.   In the year 2003, the top five sectoral composition of ODA provided by its top five development partners was as follows (Table 12):

1. Health, total ODA received in 2003 – 84.4 million US$ representing 15.5 percent of total ODA in 2003 - five main contributors were: United States of America, UN Agencies, Japan, United Kingdom, and China. 

2. Education/HRD, total ODA received in 2003 – 69.0 million US$ representing 12.6 percent of total ODA in 2003 - five main contributors were: Japan, Asian Development Bank, Republic of Korea, World Bank, and European Commission.

3. Transport/Infrastructure, total ODA received in 2003 – 65.3 million US$ representing 12.0 percent of total ODA in 2003 - five main contributors were: Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Japan, Germany, and France.

4. Social Development - total ODA received in 2003 – 56.1 million US$ representing 10.3 percent of total ODA in 2003 - five main contributors were: Japan, UN Agencies, Australia, European Commission, and Netherlands.

5. Area/Rural Development, total ODA received in 2003 – 44.6 million US$ representing 8.2 percent of total ODA in 2003 - five main contributors were: World Bank, Sweden, European Commission, UN Agencies, and Asian Development Bank. 

Additional information on the sectoral composition of the ODA disbursed by other bilateral and multilateral donors in the year 2003 is presented in Table 12.

60. The development assistance from the NGOs in 2003 was concentrated in the following areas: Health sector, Education/HRD sector, Social Development sector, Area/Rural Development, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries sector, Development Administration, and Natural Resources sector.

TABLE 11: DISBURSEMENTS BY DONOR AND SECTOR: 2002
(in thousands of US Dollars)

TABLE 12: DISBURSEMENTS BY DONOR AND SECTOR: 2003
(in thousands of US Dollars)