In 2011 Latin America’s economic engine, Brazil, was for the second consecutive year the country to receive most Norwegian aid. Not surprisingly, number two and three are Afghanistan and Tanzania who received 777 and 640 million NOK respectively in Norwegian aid last year. The figure for aid in 2012 will be 27.8 billion NOK.

The country pages provide a short overview of Norway’s cooperation with 30 of the countries that received bilateral aid in 2011. If you would like a historical overview of Norway’s efforts, you can find more information on Norad’s statistics portal Norsk bistand i tall. The aid has been spent on long term cooperation as well as humanitarian work, peace building measures and cooperation for research and business. The figure for aid in 2011 was 27.7 billion NOK.