Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The MFA provides 91% (NOK34.8 billion or US$4.3 billion) of the ODA budget. The MFA's ODA budget provides detailed information on the allocation of funding, and can be divided into four major categories: 1) thematic cooperation, 2) bilateral cooperation, 3) multilateral funding (outside of specific thematic cooperation), and 4) administration costs. Bilateral cooperation comprises regional budget lines for Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region), and Latin America. Multilateral funding includes spending not connected to a specific thematic area and funds disbursed to United Nations (UN) development agencies and certain international financial institutions. Thematic cooperation combines bilateral and multilateral funding to advance specific areas. It receives by far the largest share of funding by the MFA, 63% of all Norway's ODA expenditure in 2021. There are currently 10 thematic budget lines in Norway's ODA budget. Those that receive the most funding are in line with Norway's strategic priorities (see table). In addition to the MFA, the Ministry of Climate and Environment provides NOK3.2 billion (US$391 million) in ODA, mainly for Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI). The initiative aims to slow, halt, and eventually reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in partner countries.