Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation
Spanish international development agency
The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) (Spanish: Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo) is an autonomous agency of the Spanish government responsible for the management of the government's international development cooperation policy.
Its original name was Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI), but Royal Decree 1403/2007, of 26 October, amended its Statute and gave AECID its current name. AECID is a public agency under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via the Secretariat of State for International Cooperation (SECIPIC).
The Agency is in charge of designing, implementing and managing development cooperation projects and programmes, whether directly, with its own resources, or through collaboration with other national and international bodies and non-governmental organizations.
According to the OECD, Spain allocated approximately USD 5.1 billion in ODA in 2025, equivalent to 0.27% of its Gross National Income (GNI), marking a 10.7% real-term increase compared with the previous year. In 2025, Spain ranked 12th among OECD donors by aid volume and 19th relative to GNI.
Responsibilities
AECID's responsibilities are set forth in its Statute. In the framework of its current Management Contract, the Agency is in charge of designing and implementing development cooperation projects and programmes, as well as humanitarian action abroad, either as the only actor or jointly with other Cooperation Agencies.
Another responsibility is to coordinate development policies with Spain's other General State Administration bodies, and with other bilateral and multilateral agencies and organizations, especially within the European Union and the United Nations system. AECID also represents Spain on issues that fall under its mandate, promotes cooperation actions of other institutions, and is in charge of producing and disseminating relevant development studies, as well as exercising the duties and responsibilities assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in regards to promoting and implementing cultural and scientific relations with other countries.
Background
The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) was created by Royal Decree 1527/1988, of 11 November, through the integration of several self-governing agencies and other organizational units of the Foreign Ministry.
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