“Transparency has driven us to strengthen data quality and improve our processes. Open data is a foundation for reinforcing trust and improving coordination with partners to achieve more effective aid.”
Hillevi Ekberg Sida - Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
IATI member
International Aid Transparency Initiative
IATI is a global initiative to improve the transparency of development and humanitarian resources and their results to address poverty and crises.
“Transparency is a cornerstone of our work at UNDP.”
Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator
IATI member
Getting started
Explore our data
Understand the ways you can access IATI data, what information you can find and the benefits of using it.
Explore IATI dataOur publishing guide
Find out how to publish data to the IATI Standard and improve your data by using our publishing guidance.
Get startedDiscover the Standard
View IATI reference pages that contain the rules and technical framework for publishing and interpreting IATI data.
Find out moreAbout IATI
IATI is a global initiative to improve the transparency of development and humanitarian resources and their results for addressing poverty and crises.
IATI brings together governments, multilateral institutions, private sector and civil society organisations and others to increase the transparency of resources flowing into developing countries.
We encourage all organisations that distribute or spend resources to publish information about their development and humanitarian activities using IATI’s data standard. This is a set of rules and guidance to ensure information is easy to access, understand and use.
Find out more about IATICase studies
People all over the world use IATI to track the flow of aid, humanitarian and development resources. Some use IATI to publish their data, others access data to inform decision-making and hold authorities to account. Our case studies tell some of their stories.
Madagascar case study
The Government of Madagascar uses IATI data to discover millions of dollars of spending on development and humanitarian projects in the country, that were previously unknown to them. This invaluable information helps improve planning and coordination of aid.
Read moreOxfam Novib case study
By publishing data on their spending to IATI, Oxfam Novib has strengthened their commitment to transparency, improved information for internal decision-making and showcased their development activities to the world through their online portal, Atlas.
Read morePartners
“IATI is key to ensuring the public knows where development and humanitarian spending goes and what impact it makes. Accessing this data is vital when telling stories and holding decision makers to account.”
Winnie Kamau Data Journalist
Association of Freelance Journalists
IATI member