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. 2004 Apr 30;59(8):1661–1676. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.02.010

Table 6.

G7 aid commitments, 2001

Country Value of ODA 2001 $ million ODA as percentage of GNI 2001 Additional resources that would be made available by meeting the 0.7 percent target $ million Population million Value per capita of additional resources needed to meet the 0.7 percent target $ Cost of a Big Mac 2001, $ Additional annual cost of meeting the 0.7 percent target, in Big Macs per capita
Canada 1533 0.22 3345 31.08 107.63 2.14 49
France 4198 0.32 4985 59.19 84.22 2.49 34
Germany 4990 0.27 7947 82.31 96.55 2.30 42
Italy 1627 0.15 5965 57.35 104.01 1.96 54
Japan 9847 0.23 20,122 127.21 158.18 2.38 65
United Kingdom 4579 0.32 5438 58.79 92.50 2.85 33
United States 11,429 0.11 61,301 285.02 215.08 2.54 85
Total 0.18 109,103

Source: OECD, 2003, Tables 4, 19, 37 except Big Macs/capita calculation, based on national cost figures (for the Big Mac) from “Big Mac Currencies Index,” The Economist, April 19, 2001.