Ipsos Global @dvisor: Views on Development Spending

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Views on development spending Findings from Ipsos Global @dvisor

30/10/2012

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Global @dvisor is a monthly online survey conducted via the Global Ipsos Online Panel. Fieldwork was conducted online in 24 countries (Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States) between 3rd July 2012 and 17th July 2012. Between 502 and 1,042 respondents participated in each country. Weighting has been applied to balance demographics and ensure that the sample’s composition reflects the adult population according to the most recent country census data, and to provide results intended to approximate the intended sample universe.

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Awareness of development aid

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4%

21%

55%

20%

How much, if anything, do you know about the development aid given by [your country] to

poorer countries?

A great deal A fair amount Not very much Nothing at all

Overall, awareness of development spending is low

Base: 18782 adults, interviewed online via Global @dvisor, 3-17th July 2012.

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Three quarters of people (75%) say that they know ‘not very much’ or ‘nothing at all’ about development aid given by their

country to poorer countries.

In a third of countries more than eight in ten people feel this way.

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here Awareness of development aid varies by country

35% 22%

25% 14%

29% 16%

25% 13%

23% 16%

22% 21%

20% 18% 18%

16% 34%

11% 13%

18% 17%

9% 7%

15%

55% 65%

61% 71%

55% 67%

58% 69%

56% 63%

57% 56%

57% 58% 58%

60% 39%

62% 59%

51% 39%

47% 37%

29%

9% 11%

10% 14%

21% 16%

14% 16%

18% 19% 19%

19% 20%

21% 21% 21%

24% 23%

27% 24%

36% 35%

42% 36%

1% 2%

4% 1%

1% 2%

3% 3% 2% 2%

4% 2% 3% 3% 3% 3%

4% 2%

7% 8%

9% 14%

20%

France Spain

Mexico Poland

Argentina South Korean

Belgium Indonesia

South Africa Italy

Sweden Brazil

Canada Great Britain

Hungary Australia

Russia Japan

Germany USA

Turkey China India

Saudi Arabia

How much, if anything, do you know about the development aid given by [your country] to poorer countries?

Nothing at all Not very much A fair amount A great deal


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Highest spend on development 27

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here Nearly a quarter of people believe the USA spent the highest

proportion of its national income on development aid in 2011

24%

11%

7%

6%

5%

USA

Germany

Japan

China

UK

Which one of these countries do you think spent the highest percentage of its overall national income on development aid in 2011?


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here The top five countries remain the same when second and third

highest contributors are also taken into account

50% 30%

25% 20%

18% 16%

12% 12%

9% 9%

8% 8% 8%

7% 7% 7% 6% 6% 6%

5% 5% 5%

4% 4%

3% 3% 3%

2% 2% 2%

United States Germany

Great Britain Japan China

France Canada Sweden

Switzerland Saudi Arabia

Australia Norway

India Brazil

South Africa Russia

Denmark Spain

Netherlands South Korea

Indonesia Italy

Finalnd Turkey

Belgium Argentina

Mexico Poland Ireland

Hungary

Which one of these countries do you think spent the highest/ second highest/ third highest percentage of its overall national income on development aid in

2011?


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here In 11 countries the respondents’ own country was the most popular

choice for highest spend as proportion of national income

66% 55%

54% 43%

38% 31%

26% 26% 26%

25% 24%

23% 23%

19% 18%

15% 14%

12% 11%

8% 6% 6%

4%

Germany Saudi Arabia

USA Great Britain

Sweden Japan

Australia Brazil

Russia Canada France

India Turkey

Spain Belgium

Indonesia Argentina

Italy South Korea

Mexico Poland

South Africa Hungary


2011?

% in each country who thought their own country spent the highest percentage of national income on development aid


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here In 10 countries the USA was the most popular choice for highest

spend as proportion of national income

54% 38%

34% 29% 29%

28% 28%

27% 25%

24% 24%

22% 21% 21% 21%

20% 20% 20%

19% 18%

17% 12%

10% 8%

USA South Korea South Africa

Mexico Poland

India Turkey China

Canada Australia

Brazil Belgium Hungary

Indonesia Italy

Argentina Russia

Spain Great Britain

France Japan

Saudi Arabia Sweden

Germany


2011?

% in each country who thought the USA spent the highest percentage of national income on development aid


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Germany Saudi Arabia

USA Great Britain

Sweden Japan

Australia Brazil

Russia Canada France

India Turkey

Spain Belgium

Indonesia Argentina

Italy South Korea

Mexico Poland

South Africa Hungary


2011?

% thought own country spent the most % thought USA spent the most


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However these perceptions of which country spends the highest, don’t match

with which countries really spend the highest proportion of their national income

on development aid...

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Australia

Belgium

Canada

Denmark

Finland France

Germany

Great Britain

Ireland

Italy Japan

Netherlands

Norway

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

0

0.002

0.004

0.006

0.008

0.01

0.012

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Net ODA as % GNI

% Who think that the country spent the highest as a % of national income on development aid in 2011

Actual ODA spending in 2011 vs. perceived highest spend

Not enough credit

Too much credit

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It’s possible that people are thinking about the actual amounts that countries spend rather than as a % of national income…

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France

Germany Great Britain

Japan

United States R² = 0.87

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5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

35,000

0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3

Actual ODA spend

in US$m

% Who think that the country spent the highest as a % of national income on development aid in 2011

Actual ODA spending in 2011 (US$m) vs. perceived highest spend

Highest spend vs. actual spend in $

Belgium Denmark

Finland Ireland

Italy

Netherlands

Australia Norway

Spain

Canada

Switzerland

Sweden

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%

Top four most mentioned countries

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Wasted government spending 27

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here Overall, development spending is seen as more wasteful than

education spending, and as wasteful as defence spending

17%

22%

24%

24%

29%

30%

25%

25%

22%

27%

12%

13%

Education

Financial aid to poor countries

Defence

How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Most of the money [country] government spends on … is wasted”?

Strongly agree Tend to agree Don't Know Tend to disagree Strongly disagree


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60% 34%

31% 29%

28% 27%

26% 18%

17% 16%

14% 13%

11% 10% 9% 9%

8% 8% 8% 8%

6% 4% 4%

20% 31%

32% 27%

33% 37%

31% 12%

47% 38%

25% 30%

18% 25%

10% 25%

20% 16%

24% 14%

24% 9%

7%

Brazil South Africa

Indonesia Turkey Russia Poland

India Mexico

South Korea Japan

United States France

Hungary Saudi Arabia

Argentina Australia Belgium

Germany Great Britain

Italy Canada

Spain Sweden

How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Most of the money [country] government spends on education is wasted”?

Strongly agree Tend to agree


Wasted government spending on education by country

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49% 45%

41% 39%

35% 31%

28% 26%

25% 25%

23% 21%

20% 19%

18% 17%

16% 14% 14% 14%

13% 12%

11%

25% 30%

26% 32%

39% 21%

33% 38%

36% 24%

33% 36%

34% 32% 35%

32% 16%

44% 30%

27% 29%

21% 28%

Brazil Germany

Spain Italy

South Africa Mexico

Indonesia Poland

Belgium Turkey

Hungary France

India Russia Japan

Canada Argentina

South Korea Sweden

United States Great Britain Saudi Arabia

Australia

How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Most of the money [country] government spends on defence is wasted”?



Wasted government spending on defence by country

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34% 33% 33%

29% 28% 28%

26% 26%

25% 24%

23% 22%

20% 20%

19% 18%

17% 16% 16%

14% 12%

11% 9%

26% 31%

33% 33% 35%

33% 26%

32% 32%

25% 32%

26% 36%

31% 31%

24% 34%

15% 24%

21% 25%

24% 33%

Brazil Russia

South Africa United States

France Great Britain

Hungary India

Belgium Turkey

Germany Indonesia

Japan Poland

Australia Spain

Canada Argentina

Italy Mexico

Sweden Saudi Arabia South Korea

How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Most of the money [country] government spends on financial aid to poor countries is

wasted”?



Wasted government spending on financial aid to poor countries by country

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In 16 countries…

more people think that most of the money their government spends on financial aid to poorer countries is wasted…

… than feel the same way about their

government’s spending on education.

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Education Financial aid to poor countries

Defence

Wasted government spending: Great Britain

8%

24%

37%

21%

10% 28%

33%

20%

6%

13% 13%

29%

32%

15%

11%

How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Most of the money the UK government spends on… is wasted”?

Base: 1,002 adults in GB, interviewed online via Global @dvisor, 3-17th July 2012.

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Australia

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

France Germany

Great Britain

Hungary

Italy

Japan

Poland

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

United States

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0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Publish what you fund aid transparency

score (%)

% agree that most financial aid to poorer countries is wasted (G@)

% agree most financial aid to poorer countries (from their country) is wasted vs country's Transparency Index score

The public’s views on wasted development spending don’t necessarily match independent transparency scores


Good transparency scores but

distrustful public

Poor transparency scores but more trusting public

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22%

21%

26%

29%

29%

27%

25%

25%

25%

12%

11%

16%

Overall

Awareness: nothing at

all / not very much

Awareness: a fair

amount / a great deal


wasted”?

Strongly agree Tend to agree Tend to disagree Strongly disagree


People who say they are more aware of development spending are more likely to have a view on whether government spending in this area is wasted

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here Wasted government spending: Great Britain

27%

35%

19%

5%

14%

35%

27%

21%

10% 7%

How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Most of the money the UK government spends on financial aid to poor countries is wasted”?


Awareness: nothing at all / not very much

Awareness: a fair amount / a great deal

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22%

26%

22%

20%

29%

29%

28%

29%

25%

22%

26%

26%

12%

12%

11%

12%

Overall

Own country highest spend

USA highest spend

Other country highest spend


wasted”?

Strongly agree Tend to agree Don't know Tend to disagree Strongly disagree


Opinions on wasted government spending on financial aid to poor countries differs by views on who spends the most

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68%

20%

12%

60% 25%

15%

54% 34%

12%

Other


How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Most of the money the UK government spends on development is wasted”?

UK spends most USA spends most Other country spends most

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36%

32%

15%

5% 12%

23%

37%

21%

4%

15% 21%

33% 24%

10%

12%

Other


UK spends most USA spends most Other country spends most

How far do you agree or disagree with the following statement: “Most of the money the UK government spends on development is wasted”?

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