The AusDevPortal is a one-stop resource for information on Australia’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) investments. It provides searchable access to financial, statistical, and performance data, along with related documents. The portal reflects the Australian Government’s commitment to greater accountability and transparency in its international development program.
Launched in December 2024 with 2022-23 financial year data, the portal continues to be updated with subsequent financial year datasets annually in the first half of each calendar year.
The portal consolidates Australia’s aid information in one accessible location. It uses data published to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), which aligns with the figures reported in Australia’s ODA Statistical Summary and also reporting to the OECD DAC although this is on a calendar year basis.
The portal presents aid information at a more detailed level than the ODA Statistical Summary, reflecting the purpose of IATI to provide transparent, investment level data.
The portal provides information on all of Australia’s ODA investments that have recorded financial expenditure since reporting began in 2022–23 Financial Year. It includes detailed investment level data, performance information, and links to key published documents, such as investment designs and evaluation reports, where available.
Performance information includes annual investment performance ratings and results case studies.
Downloadable datasets containing descriptive, financial and performance information are available to support users and stakeholders to conduct in-depth analysis.
The portal does not include data prior to the 2022-23 financial year. All ODA expenditure is reported, however, information that falls under DFAT’s sensitivity criteria is excluded, including data that could compromise security or privacy.
The IATI Standard is an international benchmark that promotes transparency and comparability across nations providing foreign development assistance. Using this standard helps align Australia’s reporting with other international donors.
Where available, the portal provides links to supporting documents, including Investment Designs and Independent Evaluation Reports. These documents are accessible through the Resources page and at the bottom of individual Investment pages.
No, portal data is based on DFAT’s IATI activity file, which is updated annually in the first half of the calendar year.
To ensure data accuracy and consistency with official reporting standards, updates are made based on financial year data rather than live updates.
DFAT investment managers complete annual performance assessments for individual investments using a set of performance criteria (effectiveness, efficiency, gender equality and disability equity). Each criterion is rated on a 6-point scale. Ratings of 6 (very good), 5 (good) and 4 (adequate) are considered satisfactory ratings; ratings of 3 (less than adequate), 2 (poor) and 1 (very poor) are considered unsatisfactory.
Investment performance ratings are not required for investments that are valued at less than $3 million; purely administrative in nature (e.g. paying salaries or other administrative costs only); providing core funding to multilateral organisations; have been in implementation for less than six months; or are administered by Australian Government agencies other than DFAT.
Tier 2 reporting is not required for investments valued at less than $3 million or investments administered by Australian Government agencies other than DFAT. Some investments do not have objectives that align with specific Tier 2 indicators and therefore do not have Tier 2 results to report.
Disability equity ratings from 2024–25 are not comparable to previous years, due to changes in performance assessment methodology. The previous methodology aligned with the priorities of DFAT’s 2015 Development for All Strategy. The new methodology aligns with the OECD Development Assistance Committee Disability Policy Marker and DFAT’s approach to assessing gender equality performance.
Please direct questions or feedback to aidtransparency@dfat.gov.au.
If you have a media enquiry regarding the portal, or about a particular investment, please contact media@dfat.gov.au.
Organisations Australia is working with to deliver outcomes for the investment. This includes organisations involved throughout the life cycle of an investment from concept and design, implementation and through to the evaluation phase. Partners listed on AusDevPortal are only those that directly receive funds from Australia through a contract, agreement or arrangement for the referenced financial years. Any downstream partners that the organisation engages are not captured, for example sub-contractors.
Personnel and subcontractor data on the majority of agreements valued at over $3 million implemented by commercial suppliers are captured through DFAT’s Project Electronic Recording of Financial and Operating Reports Management System (PERFORMS). Aggregated dashboards drawing on PERFORMS data are available on DFAT’s business opportunities page.
DFAT may directly deliver whole investments or components of investments, covering costs such as salaries. It may also indicate that specific partner details are unavailable as they are not captured within DFAT’s Aid Management System.
The portal uses internationally recognised IATI codes to enhance consistency and comparability between donors and across years. DFAT documentation often utilises DFAT-defined codes for internal alignment.
The portal uses IATI ‘regionals’, which are different from DFAT’s regions. The IATI ‘regionals’ are considered the international standard.
Explanatory notes are provided in the portal Glossary page to clarify these differences.
No, only data related to ODA-eligible investments is reported.