Project spending

	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total expenditures SECO	360.6	340.5	367.9	359.5
Development cooperation	253.4	253.2	252.2	234.9
Transition cooperation	72.5	79.1	113.4	121.3
Contribution to EU enlargement	34.7	8.2	2.4	3.2

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).

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.  

	2022	2023
Priority countries	111.9	136.8
Colombia	18.7	12.1
Egypt	9.9	11.1
Ghana	11.8	7.9
Indonesia	21.6	22.4
Peru	12.1	22.8
South Africa	17.2	22.7
Tunisia	10.1	16.8
Vietnam	10.5	20.9
Complementary measures, global/regional programs	140.2	98.2
Countries with complementary measures *	5.9	9.8
Global and regional programs	134.3	88.4
Total	252.2	234.9

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

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.

	2022	2023
Priority countries	90.7	84.5
Albania	5.2	9.0
Kyrgyzstan	10.1	4.9
Serbia	11.3	11.1
Tajikistan	8.8	9.6
Ukraine	55.3	49.9
Complementary measures, global/regional programs	22.7	36.8
Countries with complementary measures *	8.6	12.6
Global and regional programs	14.1	24.3
Total	113.4	121.3

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

Last modification 22.04.2024