DAC and CRS code lists

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The DAC Secretariat maintains various code lists which are used by donors to report on their aid flows to the DAC databases. In addition, these codes are used to classify information in the DAC databases.

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Data files

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dac-members
List of donor codes and names for DAC members. Currency codes for a donor’s currency refer to the donor code in question (e.g. Australian dollars use donor code 801 for Australia. Note: the currency code for the Euro uses the donor code for EU Institutions, i.e. 918).910 B
data/dac_members.csv
multilateral-donors
List of donor codes and names for multilateral donors.4.5 kB
data/multilateral_donors.csv
non-dac-donors
List of donor codes and names for non-DAC donors.765 B
data/non_dac_donors.csv
private-donors
List of donor codes and names for private donors.2.44 kB
data/private_donors.csv
agencies
List of agency codes and names including agency acronyms.83.7 kB
data/agencies.csv
nature-of-submission
List of codes used to determine whether a transaction refers to a newly reported activity or previously reported activity.556 B
data/nature_of_submission.csv
recipients
Recipient codes and names, grouped by income group and geographical distribution.10.7 kB
data/recipients.csv
channel-codes
List of major channels of delivery codes and names.53.3 kB
data/channel_codes.csv
collaboration-types
List of codes used to determine the character of resource flows (bilateral or multilateral).1.9 kB
data/collaboration_types.csv
flow-types
List of codes used to distinguish official development assistance, other official flows and private flows.1.72 kB
data/flow_types.csv
finance-types
List of codes used to distinguish financial instruments, e.g. grants or loans.10.6 kB
data/finance_types.csv
finance-type-categories
509 B
data/finance_type_categories.csv
aid-types
List of codes used to distinguish aid modalities.25.1 kB
data/aid_types.csv
aid-type-categories
2.94 kB
data/aid_type_categories.csv
sectors
List of 5 digit codes, names and descriptions used to identify the sector of destination of a contribution.169 kB
data/sectors.csv
sector-categories
3.08 kB
data/sector_categories.csv

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DAC members

Multilateral donors

Non-DAC donors

Private donors

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The DAC Secretariat maintains various code lists which are used by donors to report on their aid flows to the DAC databases. In addition, these codes are used to classify information in the DAC databases.

Here you can find these codes republished in a machine readable format. They’re fetched from an Excel file available on the OECD website.

Preparation

You will need: python 3.x

Run the following to download and convert the data from XLS to CSV:

pip install -r requirements.txt
python scraper.py

License

This material is licensed by its maintainers under the Public Domain Dedication and License.