About the Data

Understanding our data sources and methodology

Financial Tracking Service (FTS)

fts.unocha.org

The Financial Tracking Service is managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It provides comprehensive data on humanitarian funding flows from government donors, private organizations, and other sources to humanitarian organizations and recipient countries.

Coverage Global humanitarian funding since 2000
Update Frequency Continuous (as reported by donors)
Data Points Donor, recipient, amount, plan, cluster

Humanitarian API (HAPI)

hapi.humdata.org

The Humanitarian API is part of the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) platform, managed by OCHA's Centre for Humanitarian Data. HAPI provides standardized access to key humanitarian datasets including population statistics, humanitarian needs, and operational presence data.

Coverage Countries with humanitarian response plans
Update Frequency Varies by dataset (monthly to annually)
Data Points People in need, population, operational presence

Methodology

This dashboard combines funding data from FTS with humanitarian needs data from HAPI to provide insights into the relationship between funding and humanitarian needs.

  • Funding per person in need is calculated by dividing total funding received by a country by the number of people in need as reported in Humanitarian Needs Overviews (HNOs).
  • Funding status classifications (High, Medium, Low) are based on funding per person thresholds: High (≥$150), Medium ($80-150), Low (<$80).
  • Donor aggregations combine all reported contributions from a single source organization across all recipient countries and organizations.
  • Year filtering shows funding flows reported for the selected calendar year, with humanitarian needs data matched to the same reference year where available.

Data Limitations

  • Funding data relies on voluntary reporting by donors and may not capture all humanitarian assistance.
  • People in need figures are estimates from humanitarian needs assessments and may not be available for all countries or years.
  • Double-counting may occur when funding is reported at multiple stages of the humanitarian funding chain.
  • Currency conversion to USD uses rates at the time of reporting, which may affect year-over-year comparisons.

Contact

This dashboard is maintained by MarketImpact. For questions about the data or methodology, please contact us.