About AidData
We use rigorous methods, cutting-edge tools, and granular data on international development to answer the question: who is doing what, where, for whom, and to what effect?
AidData's Research In the News
Tools that are policy-relevant and research-ready
Innovative dashboards and geospatial portals built on novel data and backed by rigorous research
Research themes
Leveraging AidData's two-decade track record and our team of economists, program evaluators, policy analysts, political scientists, software engineers, geospatial scientists, and media and communications professionals
China
A decade of innovation, rigor and unrivaled insight on the true scale, scope, and composition of China’s overseas lending and grant-giving portfolio
Agriculture, Climate & Environment
New technologies, big data, and counterfactual research to solve interconnected development issues
AI for an Equitable World
Applying new tools to decades of expertise in geospatial analysis and sustainable development
Listening to Leaders
Surveying Global South leaders on development priorities, progress, and performance to help development agencies be more responsive
Gender Equity in Development
Improving how gender-related outcomes are measured and provide insight into the key barriers facing women's empowerment
Migration
Surfacing hard-to-reach evidence on migration's drivers and impacts for one of the most pressing and multifaceted challenges of our time
National Security
Data and research for tomorrow's global challenges amid a changing international order
Reimagining Development Data
Transforming data systems for impact amid constrained resources to meet evolving needs catalyze more effective development