UNCDF in Numbers

Learn how the organization is using its resources to make public and private finance work, especially in the least developed countries (LDCs). UNCDF leverages three main funding sources from member states or other partners, namely core voluntary contributions, flexible non-core, and earmarked resources which make up its funding architecture.

2016-24 Contributions
$893M
-47.3%
2016-24 Total Expenses
$777.9M
-22.9%
2024 LDC Footprint
41 Countries
+0
2024 Contributions
-47.3%
$112M
2024 Expenses
-22.9%
$82.9M
LDCs in 2024
+0
41
Donors in 2024
-7.3%
38
Bilateral
54%
$72.33M 2024 Contributions from Bilateral sources
European Union
18%
$24.24M 2024 Contributions from the EU
UN Development System
23%
$30.13M 2024 Contributions from the UNDS
Private Sector
5%
$6.8M 2024 Contributions from the Private Sector
Annual Report

Our annual report contains the latest data from our programmes in the Least Developed Countries.

Read More 2023 Data

2016-2023 | Contributions & Total Expenses

Contributions
Expenses
(*) In 2019, UNCDF refined its accounting policy for recognizing revenue from voluntary contributions (non-exchange transactions); and as a result of the change, the full value of the contributions agreements signed (including multi-year agreements) is recognized as revenue in the year an agreement is signed.
(**) Total Expenses including internal UNCDF cost recovery.

List of LDCs

Africa (33): Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia

Asia (8): Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Yemen

Caribbean (1): Haiti

Pacific (3): Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu

Making an Impact

Assisting developing countries in the development of their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants and loans.

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