Disbursements in the top level ("What type of data are you looking for?") Data Selection are by default net disbursements. Gross disbursements are available through Additional Data Selection Options and are explicitly labelled as gross.

Additional Data Selection Options lists extra items under the top level Data Selection. In other words, it expands to additional detailed options within (or under) the main selection (grouping) but does not repeat the selection already made and retained in the top level (previous step).

For example: If you select Disbursement under Flow Type in the main Selection and then go to Additional Data Selection Options, the Flow Type Details displays Disbursement Grouping and lists Gross Disbursement. Since net disbursements are already selected through the main Selection, only additional related options are displayed here.

"Memo" is used to designate items which provide additional information already included in other categories or which assemble information from several categories.

To select (or deselect) all items in a category, click (or remove the click) on the corresponding overhead item titled "... Grouping", i.e. click on "Africa Grouping" to select all individual recipient countries in Africa.

A breakdown of data by donor and broad sector category is available for Commitments at a broad level.  To access data broken down by donor, recipient and sector (broad sector categories or detailed sector codes), select ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TOTAL (aggregate) or any specific countries under recipient. Note: These data are also available for disbursements, please refer to the Coverage statistics.

To access data broken down by donor, recipient and sector (broad sector categories or detailed sector codes), select ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TOTAL (aggregate) or any specific countries under recipient.  Note:  These data are available for both commitments and disbursements, please refer to the Coverage statistics. Alternatively, you can click on "Show me project-level data and/or detailed sector level data."

QWIDS is based on several different sources. Some specific information is available in each of them, so certain combinations of selections are not compatible. When making your selection, you point the wizard towards one of the sources, but as you select, you may subsequently choose something that is incompatible with the rest of the selection. That is why a box sometimes appears saying that Your choice will change the source of data, and once the first choices have been made, some options are greyed out. You can Reset All Selection to come back to the default selection and then begin again by selecting the most important field for your question.

Policy markers are not available as a search criteria in QWIDS as their use and interpretation are very specific and require a good knowledge of DAC/CRS definitions. However, these markers are available at a micro data level (on the field by policy marker) and can be used and interpreted according to Annex 6 of the Reporting Directives for the Creditor Reporting System.

Aid in support of these Rio conventions is reported by donors through three policy markers (desertification, climate change and biodiversity). These markers are not available as a search criteria in QWIDS as their use and interpretation are very specific and require a good knowledge of DAC/CRS definitions. However, they are available at a micro data level (on the field by RIO marker) and can be used and interpreted according to Annex 7 of the Reporting Directives for the Creditor Reporting System.

Please go to the full datasets in OECD.Stat. for this information.