Project spending

Total expenditures SECO Economic cooperation and development 2017–2020 (MIO CHF)

	2017	2018	2019	2020
Total expenditures SECO	399.2	316.4	351.3	360.6
Development cooperation	229.2	229.5	243.0	253.4
Transition cooperation	77.0	74.4	76.0	72.5
Contribution to EU enlargement	93.0	12.4	32.2	34.7

The table shows SECO’s (Economic Cooperation and Development Division) expenditures as they appear in the state financial statements, without return flows. In the table, SECO’s expenditure includes the capitalisation of the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM), without investment fund operations.

The economic and trade policy measures implemented by SECO in the context of development cooperation contribute to the reduction of poverty and global risks and promote peace and the human rights. The main objective is to foster a sustainable and inclusive growth. Government authorities, civil societies, private companies and other stakeholders in recipient countries benefit from those measures. Whenever possible, the measures are implemented in cooperation with Swiss companies and service providers. Some specific projects are implemented in collaboration with multilateral organisations (e.g. the World Bank). The 2017-2020 Dispatch focused on the following four target outcomes:

• Effective institutions and services
• More and better jobs
• Enhanced trade and competitiveness
• Low-emission and climate-resilient economies
  

Development cooperation

In the context of development cooperation, SECO puts its focus on the more economically advanced developing countries in Africa, South-East Asia and Latin America. SECO's priority countries here are Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Peru, South Africa, Tunisia and Vietnam.

The total expenditure related to SECO's development cooperation is divided among the priority countries as follows:

Development cooperation by priority country 2019–2020 (MIO CHF)

	2019	2020
Priority countries	114.0	120.0
Colombia	27.2	19.8
Egypt	2.1	4.4
Ghana	16.8	17.8
Indonesia	20.0	11.7
Peru	19.6	16.0
South Africa	8.6	15.4
Tunisia	9.1	15.3
Vietnam	10.5	19.4
Other	129.1	133.5
Countries with complementary measures *	8.9	16.2
Global and regional programs	120.2	117.3
Total	243.0	253.4

* Significant complementary programs to the SDC measures have been implemented in Myanmar, Nepal, Morocco, Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Bolivia.

Development cooperation by theme 2020

Transition cooperation

SECO and SDC engage jointly in transition cooperation with countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. SECO's interventions focus on Albania, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Tajikistan and Ukraine.

The total expenditure related to SECO's transition cooperation is divided among the priority countries as follows:

Transition cooperation by priority country 2019–2020 (MIO CHF)

	2019	2019
Priority countries	43.3	43.0
Albania	10.4	8.7
Kyrgyzstan	10.2	8.4
Serbia	7.0	9.2
Tajikistan	4.3	4.6
Ukraine	11.3	11.8
Other	32.8	29.7
Countries with complementary measures *	22.8	14.9
Global and regional programs	10.0	14.8
Total	76.0	72.5

* SECO implements complementary measures under Swiss cooperation programmes in Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Uzbekistan.

Transition cooperation by theme 2020

Last modification 21.07.2021