Estimations and Projections

In reaction to UNFPA and UNAIDS need for more up-to-date data the Resource Flows Project has been engaged in making estimates and projections for financial resource flows since 2003. The first pilot estimation exercise was conducted in 2003 and covered resource flows from donor governments and governments and NGOs in developing countries and countries in transition. For the donor countries, these estimates were updated in summer 2004. In the fall of 2004, the method was thoroughly revised and different estimation possibilities were investigated. This exercise resulted in the report ‘Assessing size and structure of worldwide funds for population and AIDS activities’. Subsequent projection reports follow the same estimation methodology and can in that respect be viewed as an yearly update of that report. The UNFPA uses the results for their Advocacy Brochure.The documents (in PDF format) can be downloaded here:

• RF2003 Pilot Estimations Report
• Assessing the size and structure of world-wide funds for population and AIDS activities
• Projections of Funds for Population and AIDS Activities, 2004-2006
• Projections of Funds for Population and AIDS Activities, 2008-2010