European Union

DONOR PROFILE

European Commission (EC)

Overview
The European Union (EU) is one of the largest donors to Afghanistan.
The EU has committed EUR 200 million per year (EUR 1.4 billion total)
to Afghanistan as part of its new Country Strategy for 2014-2020. A
significant portion of these funds is channeled through national
programs and multi-donor trust funds, including EUR 400 million of
direct budget support through its state building contract with the Afghan
Government. Beginning in 2016, 20% of EU planned commitments will
be subject to an incentive program conditional on government reforms.

European Union
European Commission (EC)

Afghanistan in Global Portfolio

Sectoral Allocation

Strategic Priorities

Afghanistans rank as an aid recipient in the donors global

portfolio in 2012.

Disbursed 2014 (outer); Disbursed 2015 (inner)

The strategic priorities of the donor according to their country

strategy.

Afghanistan

Agriculture &
Rural Development

1%

The EUs strategic objectives are to promote peace, stability,

and security, reinforce democracy, encourage economic and
human development, and to foster rule of law and respect for
human rights, particularly the rights of women and children.

3%

16%
Unclassified 1%

ODA from the EU budget is managed by the European Commission

(EC) through the EU delegation to Afghanistan. Afghanistan also
receives support through regional EU programs for Asia. EU
humanitarian assistance is provided by the European Commissions
Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) which has an
autonomous office in Kabul.

Refugees &
IDPs

10th

COUNTRY RANK
1. Turkey
3, Morocco

Health &
Nutrition

4. Tunisia

5%

10%

YES

10%

Security

VERY GOOD

Disbursed 2014 (outer); Disbursed 2015 (inner)

BERLIN 2004

LONDON 2006

ROME 2007

PARIS 2008

TOKYO 2012

TOTAL

1,217.8

2,582.2

742.9

1,800.0

5,125.1

Pledge
All amounts in USD m.

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

TOTAL

Commitment

246

253

294

216

282

285

116

358

221

264

161

143

210

300

353

170

3,873

153

151

177

172

206

151

199

158

221

170

131

196

88

2,204

Kunduz
Nangarhar

Kabul

12%

19%
48%

7%
6%

68%

National

100%
7%

Country
Herat
Off-Budget
On-Budget (Multilateral)

Focal Points

66%

60

50% On-budget Target

47%

40
28%

0
2013

2014

2015

FAIR

POOR

VERY POOR

13th

DESCRIPTION

COMPLETE

VALUE

SEHAT-ARTF

2017

80.6

JSDP-ARTF

2017

19.8

Horticulture & Private Sector Development

2017

9.3

Establishment of Afghanistan Railway Authority

2019

9.0

Agriculture and Livestock Project

2017

8.7

NRVA Survey Support

2016

5.2

Food Security & Rural Livelihoods

2017

4.7

Improving quality of health services

2014

4.5

Support for MRRD reform

2018

3.8

10

Regional program to prevent zoonotic disease

2016

2.7

All amounts in USD m.

On-Budget (Bilateral)

20

15%
27%
12%

5%

Aid Modality

80

GOOD

Key Projects

4%

All amounts in USD m. Exchange rate from 2014 onwards is 1.12 Dollars per Euro.

100

2014-2020

16%

YEAR

117

October 2014

DURATION

68.23%

Other

Commitments & Disbursements

Disbursement

Multiannual Indicative Program (MIP)

SIGNED ON

The donors ranking, rating and score on the International Aid

2
Transparency Index (IATI).

Geographic Allocation
TOKYO 2002

NAME

Aid Transparency

Transportation

10. Afghanistan

CONFERENCE

NO

9%

9. Ukraine

Pledges

Does the donor have a DFA with Afghanistan?

3%

Water

8. DRC

36%

Development Framework Agreement

17%

17%

9%

7. Palestine

Governance

15%

6. Bosnia

Jan 1 to Dec 31

12%

36%

Social 1%
Protection

2. Serbia

5. Egypt

Donor Fiscal Year

Private Sector
Development &
Trade

YEAR

ON-BUDGET (B)

ON-BUDGET (M)

OFF-BUDGET

POPULATION

511 million

2013

0.0

40.51

90.8

AREA

4.3 million sq km

2014

0.0

121.51

74.5

GDP

$16.95 trillion

2015

0.0

41.71

46.3

GDP/CAPITA

$34,500

Mr Mohammad Ashraf
Aid Coordination Officer
Aid Management Directorate
5th Floor, Budget Building, Ministry of Finance
Mobile: +93 785 385 872
Email: mohammad.ashraf@budgetmof.gov.af
Skype: ashrafhml

Notes
EU Delegation
MoI Street
Kabul, Afghanistan

All amounts in USD m. Figures are approximate.

AID MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN

2016

Disclaimer: The data provided in this profile are based on information

reported by donor organisations to the Ministry of Finance
(MoF).Although the MoF makes every effort to ensure that data
submitted is accurate, the MoF is ultimately not responsible for the
accuracy of this data.

1. Between 2013 and 2015, EU on-budget

multilateral contributions were allocated to
ARTF and LOTFA.
2. The IATI ranking provided is for the
European Commission Development and
Cooperation (EuropeAid). The IATI rating
for ECHO is 16th and 59.91% (Fair).