Austria
Commitment to Development Index 2012
Austria
David Roodman and Julia Clark
The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) ranks 27 of the world’s richest countries based on their dedication to policies that benefit poor nations. Looking beyond standard comparisons of foreign aid flows, the CDI measures national policies in seven areas that are important to developing countries: aid, trade, investment, migration, environment, security and technology. This report reviews Austria’s performance on the 2012 CDI. For more details, visit cgdev.org/cdi.
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Overall Score
Austria’s 2012 CDI Performance n Overall rank 2012: 5 n Overall score 2012: 6.2 n Change since 2003: +0.7 (using 2012 methodology) Austria ranks 5 overall in 2012. Austria is rewarded for admitting a large number of legal immigrants from developing countries, low consumption of ozone-depleting substances, and participation in international security treaties. But Austria is penalized for poor donor practices such as high levels of tied aid and for accepting a relatively small share of refuges and asylum seekers. Austria’s greenhouse gas emissions also grew almost as fast as GDP over the last decade.
Austria’s CDI Performance, 2003–12 2003
Aid
2012
Trade Investment
th
Migration Environment Security Technology Overall
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12
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