New videos have been launched to guide data users on how to understand and analyse data in spreadsheets available on IATI’s Country Development Finance Data tool. The videos are available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish:
- Introduction to IATI Country Development Finance tool (FR, ES, PT)
- How to access and understand data on external development finance (FR, ES, PT) This video covers how to download and understand the data in the available spreadsheets.
- How to analyse data on external development finance (FR, ES, PT) This video covers how to set up a pivot table to analyse the data and provides key considerations for users when analysing the data. It also shows how to visualise and analyse the data using the tool’s Analysis Dashboards.
IATI’s Country Development Finance Data tool (FR, ES, PT) allows users to download simple, Excel-formatted IATI data on development financing by recipient country or region. The new videos introduce the tool, and provide detailed instructions on how to access, understand, and analyse data from IATI publishers.
IATI’s Country Development Finance Data tool allows users to download simple, Excel-formatted IATI data on development financing by recipient country or region.
To date, nearly 1500 organisations have published IATI data on their development and humanitarian spending and activities. The Country Development Finance Data tool was developed in 2021 in collaboration with national stakeholders, with the aim of providing the data most needed by partner country governments and other country-level data users.
For support using IATI data visit IATI’s Data Use Query Corner or email IATI’s Helpdesk: [email protected]. You can also stay up-to-date with discussions and activities to improve the use of IATI data by joining the Data Use Community of Practice on IATI Connect.