Amid criticism of UK aid spending, OECD data shows only Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden exceeded British aid spend in 2015

Britain was one of six major donors that met or exceeded the UN’s target for international aid spending in the most recent year for which final data is available, according to official figures published on Wednesday.

Against the backdrop of a major onslaught from aid critics, data compiled by the Organisation for Economic Coooperation and Development (OECD) showed that UK aid spending in 2015, which totalled 0.7% of gross national income, was exceeded by only five countries: Denmark (0.85%), the Netherlands (0.75%), Norway (1.05%), Luxembourg (0.95%) and Sweden (1.4%).

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