Donor Government Funding for Family Planning in 2021

This report presents an analysis of donor government funding to address family planning in low- and middle-income countries in 2021, the most recent year available, and trends over time. This is part of an effort by KFF (The Kaiser Family Foundation) to track such funds, launched after the London Summit on Family Planning in 2012. Key findings include:

• Family planning funding from donor governments totaled $1.39 billion in 2021, roughly flat compared to 2020 levels ($1.41 billion).^,
• Overall amounts remained stable in 2021, although there was wide variation among some donors. Funding from five donors (Australia, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Sweden) increased, some of which he more than doubled in support. These increases offset a significant decline by the UK, which cut more than 40% of her funding in 2021. Funding from the Netherlands also fell slightly, while Canada and the US remained flat. These trends remained the same after adjusting for inflation and exchange rate fluctuations.
• More broadly, bilateral funding from donor governments for family planning has fluctuated over the past decade, but has generally increased since the 2012 London summit. It is below the peak level reached during the period ($1.52 billion in 2019).
• The United States remained the largest donor to bilateral family planning initiatives, contributing $576.7 million in 2021, or 42% of total bilateral funding from governments. million, 13%), the UK ($157.8 million, 11%), and Canada ($98.9 million, 7%).
• In addition to bilateral funding for family planning, profiled donor governments will provide core contributions of $405.3 million to UNFPA in 2021, similar to 2020 levels ($411.7 million) Did.^, Most donors (Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway and Sweden) have equally funded UNFPA in 2021, with funding coming from Germany and K. I declined. The US has resumed funding her UNFPA in 2021 under the Biden administration. This is aimed at the Trump administration invoking a provision of U.S. law, the Kempkasten Amendments, withholding funding (both core and non-core contributions) from UNFPA for the past four years. was. Year.
• Overall bilateral funding for family planning in 2021 does not appear to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but continued economic pressures resulting from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine may put it at risk in the future. There is some uncertainty in