Total aid: $298m (receipts)

Aid trend: Up 16% in 2002

The World Bank is the principal donor, followed by France and the EU. Most aid was frozen immediately following the 1999 coup, but in late 2000 the IMF approved a three-year loan under its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility.

From "The Financial Times World Desk Reference" © Dorling Kindersley 2004