# Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors
**Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors** is the financial assistance provided by certain countries to other countries for development purposes. This aid includes both **loans** and **grants**, with **loans** having lower interest rates and **grants** not requiring repayment. It is intended to improve **economic growth and welfare** in specific countries.
The list of aid recipients changed in **2005**.
**DAC members providing this aid include:**
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Luxembourg
- the Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Portugal
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- the United Kingdom
- the United States
- the European Commission
**Recipients mainly include:**
- the more advanced countries of **Central and Eastern Europe**
- the countries of the **former Soviet Union**
- certain **advanced developing countries and territories**
The data cover **all assistance provided**, not just to specific countries.
The figure shows **Sweden's aid to Tunisia** over **10 years (2001-2011)**, calculated in **US dollars**.