South Korean ODA in Bangladesh
Top 20 EDCF Loan Recipient Countries:
Country Projects $ million Percentage (%)
Vietnam 66 2,634.22 14.5%
Bangladesh 25 1,191.66 6.5%
Philippines 21 1,095.22 5.8%
Cambodia 27 1,019.26 5.5%
Myanmar 16 898.34 4.8%
Sri Lanka 31 895.17 4.7%
Ethiopia 10 818.75 4.5%
Mongolia 20 780.24 4.2%
Indonesia 22 766.44 4.0%
Tanzania 16 732.73 3.9%
Pakistan 12 684.36 3.6%
Laos 17 639.81 3.5%
Uzbekistan 13 547.20 3.0%
Nicaragua 16 511.11 2.8%
Ghana 12 513.93 2.7%
Mozambique 12 439.95 2.4%
Egypt 2 413.87 2.2%
Angola 9 361.02 2.0%
Kenya 7 364.84 1.9%
Senegal 7 262.48 1.4%
Source: Prepared from EDCF database237 Annex-2:
List of All Projects under EDCF Loan in Bangladesh (1993-2020):
Year Project Amount
(Million $) 1993 Greater Khulna Power Distribution Project Phase 2 14.00
1996 Locomotive Purchase Project 33.10
2000 Intensification & Expansion of Distribution System 2nd Phase Part-A 20
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2001 Installation of Digital Telephone Exchanges at Chittagong, Khulna, and Sylhet in Bangladesh
30
2002 Locomotive Purchase Project Phase Ⅱ 28
2005 Internet Information Network Expansion Project 25
2006 Salvage Vessel Procurement Project 26
2007 Procurement of Locomotives, Phase III 28
2008 Modernization of two coastal stations at Mongla and Chilimp 14.20 Development of Sylhet-Brahmanbaria Transmission Line Project 92.52 Development of National ICT Infra-Network Project 30.63 2009 Procurement of Single Decker CNG buses Project 30.00
Establishment of Upazila ICT Training and Resource Centers for Education (UITRCE) Project
39.00 2010 Development of Bibiyana-Kaliakoir Transmission Line Project 92.50 2011 Salvage Vessel Procurement Project: Supplementary Loan 6.53
Well Field Construction Project at Tetulzhora-Bhakurta Area of Savar Upazilla (Part-1)
45.00 Replacement and Modernization of the Existing Railway Signaling System
at 11 Stations of BR
22.00
2012 Establishmens of GMDSS and IMNS Project 37.50
Installation of Wireless Broadband Network for Digital Bangladesh 77.00
2014 Bhandal Jhuri Water Supply Project 97.00
Establishment of Digital Land Management System 38.85 Establishment of a Multi-disciplinary and Super-specialized Hospital at
BSMMU
130.92 2016 Establishment of Upazila ICT Training and Resource Centers for
Education(UITRCE) Project Phase Ⅱ 76.02
2017 Construction of Railway cum Road Bridge across the River Karnaphuli at
Kalurghat, Chittagong Project 99.04
2018 Replacement and Modernization of Signaling and Interlocking System of 20
Stations of Ishurdi-Parbatipur Section in West zone of Bangladesh Railway 61.00 Establishment of a simulation center and procurement of a training ship for
Bangladesh marine academy`s project
41.59
2020 COVID-19 Emergency Response Program 50.00
Source: Prepared from EDCF database238 Annex-3:
Following table shows year by year disbursement of KOICA grant aid to Bangladesh:
Year Disbursement (million KRW) Disbursement (thousand $)
1991 148 195
1992 180 229
1993 217 269
1994 267 332
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1995 843 1,093
1996 1,047 1,301
1997 835 878
1998 767 548
1999 612 514
2000 675 597
2001 1,026 795
2002 1,540 1,231
2003 1,659 1,392
2004 1,600 1,398
2005 1,374 1,341
2006 3,210 3,359
2007 6,393 6,880
2008 8,996 8,104
2009 4,142 3,251
2010 9,409 8,143
2011 6,985 6,308
2012 10,719 9,520
2013 16,720 15,274
2014 15,206 14,440
2015 17,098 15,113
2016 10,456 9,009
2017 11,013 9,740
2018 16,544 15,037
2019 17,800 15,275
Total 167,479 151,568
Source: Prepared from KOICA Stats239 Annnex-4:
Rank Country Total $ Percentage
1 Viet Nam 424,888,473 6.7%
2 Iraq 360,872,095 5.4%
3 Afghanistan 276,012,098 4.4%
4 Philippines 279,167,784 4.4%
5 Cambodia 267,715,979 4.2%
6 Mongolia 250,211,599 3.9%
7 Indonesia 237,884,236 3.7%
8 Myanmar 184,493,485 2.9%
9 Ethiopia 179,441,025 2.8%
10 Laos People 171,506,013 2.7%
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11 Sri Lanka 160,619,677 2.5%
12 Uzbekistan 152,252,631 2.4%
13 Bangladesh 151,567,738 2.4%
14 Nepal 144,738,457 2.3%
15 Tanzania 129,156,720 2.0%
16 Peru 127,920,894 2.0%
17 Rwanda 114,761,411 1.8%
18 Paraguay 115,647,389 1.8%
19 Uganda 87,147,198 1.4%
20 Ecuador 84,886,543 1.3%
Source: Prepared from KOICA Stats240 Annex-5:
Sector and Year Wise KOICA Aid (1991-2019) (Part-1):
Year
Total Health Education Public
Administration Disbursement ($) Disbursement ($) Disbursement ($) Disbursement ($)
1991 194,876.0 4,094.0 0.0 185,783.0
1992 228,547.0 17,196.0 0.0 142,749.0
1993 268,811.0 176,524.0 12,606.0 11,888.0
1994 331,939.0 84,531.0 40,915.0 11,504.0
1995 1,092,901.0 647,220.0 38,015.0 36,915.0
1996 1,301,011.0 728,508.0 81,576.0 84,171.0
1997 878,018.0 281,519.0 203,346.0 24,019.0
1998 548,218.0 182,817.0 77,862.0 27,534.0
1999 514,437.0 231,111.0 64,216.0 48,600.0
2000 597,002.0 204,939.0 101,906.0 113,152.0
2001 795,220.0 281,236.0 191,725.0 212,959.0
2002 1,230,782.0 276,059.0 523,141.0 255,324.0
2003 1,391,900.0 406,208.0 677,343.0 160,490.0
2004 1,397,587.0 394,834.0 652,310.0 148,410.0
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2005 1,341,103.0 4
70,926.0 439,471.0 229,224.0
2006 3,359,288.0 707,266.0 1,443,959.0 679,063.0
2007 6,879,861.0 628,250.0 2,782,852.0 1,165,495.0
2008 8,103,808.0 353,375.0 3,463,671.0 2,055,375.0
2009 3,251,454.0 381,496.0 1,195,086.0 977,891.0
2010 8,143,076.0 893,837.0 1,069,798.0 1,279,949.0
2011 6,308,096.0 577,704.0 2,767,807.0 1,551,812.0
2012 9,520,136.0 1,050,954.0 5,058,051.0 928,202.0
2013 15,274,108.0 4,263,846.0 7,504,705.0 1,627,309.0
2014 14,440,017.0 6,049,247.0 3,740,208.0 2,010,829.0
2015 15,113,473.0 7,221,691.0 2,098,143.0 2,652,418.0
2016 9,009,264.0 3,663,819.0 1,800,153.0 2,468,168.0
2017 9,740,370.0 4,927,006.0 1,806,482.0 1,817,225.0
2018 15,037,288.0 5,384,124.0 4,602,207.0 3,253,229.0
2019 15,275,146.0 4,702,393.0 4,215,167.0 1,810,128.0
Total 151,567,738.0 45,192,727.0 46,652,722.0 25,969,815.0 Source: Prepared from KOICA Stats241
Sector and Year Wise KOICA Aid (1991-2019) (Part-2):
Year
Technology, Environment and
Energy
Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries Emergency Relief Others Disbursement
(USD)
Disbursement (USD)
Disbursement (USD)
Disbursement (USD)
1991 4,999.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 13,034.0 2,957.0 49,278.0 3,334.0
1993 33,595.0 34,197.0 0.0 0.0
1994 96,187.0 98,801.0 0.0 0.0
1995 158,646.0 202,121.0 0.0 9,984.0
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1996 185,881.0 204,040.0 0.0 16,837.0
1997 183,423.0 179,934.0 0.0 5,777.0
1998 112,252.0 99,844.0 37,826.0 10,083.0
1999 133,258.0 29,992.0 0.0 7,261.0
2000 124,098.0 48,332.0 0.0 4,574.0
2001 79,922.0 26,330.0 0.0 3,047.0
2002 67,469.0 78,906.0 0.0 29,883.0
2003 93,829.0 17,227.0 0.0 36,803.0
2004 76,503.0 10,461.0 101,427.0 13,641.0
2005 120,910.0 59,838.0 0.0 20,735.0
2006 277,839.0 238,311.0 0.0 12,849.0
2007 766,842.0 241,086.0 1,212,253.0 83,084.0
2008 794,882.0 1,197,203.0 89,714.0 149,589.0
2009 368,990.0 88,479.0 74,305.0 165,207.0
2010 2,695,995.0 2,031,974.0 106,451.0 65,074.0
2011 676,259.0 681,059.0 35,038.0 18,419.0
2012 818,546.0 1,489,680.0 52,556.0 122,148.0
2013 813,723.0 1,039,800.0 24,725.0 0.0
2014 1,855,466.0 768,314.0 15,953.0 0.0
2015 2,540,552.0 582,099.0 18,569.0 0.0
2016 793,929.0 241,200.0 41,995.0 0.0
2017 400,303.0 319,438.0 469,916.0 0.0
2018 285,175.0 407,428.0 1,105,125.0 0.0
2019 659,904.0 169,167.0 3,181,798.0 536,589.0
Total 15,232,411.0 10,588,219.0 6,616,928.0 1,314,917.0 Source: Prepared from KOICA Stats242
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All KOICA Projects in Bangladesh243 Projects in Health Sector:
Project Title KRW USD
Korea-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital 841,430,342 1,042,964 Establishment of Graduate Nursing University in
Bangladesh 15,461,735,178 14,016,135
The Project for Eye health promotion and the prevention of
blindness in Bangladesh 4,828,638,733 4,323,818
Improving Effective Coverage of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Interventions for Reducing Preventable Child
Death 8,923,438,598 7,848,591
Projects in Education Sector:
Project Title KRW USD
Korean Language Laboratory at University of Dhaka 90,811,963 92,446
Bangladesh Dakar R&D Center 567,371,023 457,449
Establishment of Bangladesh-Korea Institute of ICT 1,029,076,632 879,603 The Bangladesh-Korea ICT Training Center for Education
(BKITCE) 1,447,423,302 1,533,969
Program for the Effective Vocational Training in Bangladesh 4,054,646,222 3,803,796 The Project for Enhancing the Vocational Training Program of
TTC, Chittagong 5,613,229,383 5,088,567
The Project for Establishment of the ICT and Web-Based
Learning System in Bangladesh Open University 2,551,264,730 2,291,561 Establishment of IT Labs in 100 Selected Secondary Schools in
Dhaka District 3,865,041,931 3,550,395
The Project for Modernization and Strengthening of Training
Institute for Chemical Industries 5,664,255,540 5,079,924
Enhancing the Vocational Training Program of TTC, Rajshahi 7,617,430,728 6,692,513 Strengthening Training System of the Bureau of manpower
employment and training with upgrading of three TTCs 1,011,189,650 868,972 Projects in Public Administration:
Project Title KRW USD
Strengthening Capacity in Public Sector in Bangladesh 2028359565 1925633 The Project for Strengthening ICT Training and System of
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) 1273009294 1063653 The Project for ICT Development in the Ministry of
Establishment of Bangladesh 1456280726 1287310
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The Project for Enhancing Cyber Crime Investigation
Capability of Bangladesh 3417843412 3085209
Strengthening the capacity of national drug control
coordinating institutions in Bangladesh 4445843951 3944195 Projects in Technology Environment and Energy:
Project Title KRW USD
Solar Powered Irrigation Pump and Solar Home System 2,916,899,621 2,536,129 Establishing data center & web-portal system for digital BRTA 3,060,574,186 2,776,789 Socio-Economic Development through Innovation and
Entrepreneurship (SEDIE) in Bangladesh 129,974,143 111,629 Projects in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
Project Title KRW USD
Integrated Community Development Project in Burichang
Upazila of Comilla District in Bangladesh 3,259,119,627 2,865,474 The Project for Development of Research Capacity of the
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute 2,392,833,314 2,152,288
Projects in Emergency Relief:
Project Title KRW USD
Capacity building of Fire Service & Civil Defence
(FSCD),Bangladesh 4,055,264,526 3,507,874
Annex-07: Lists of ODA Agreement with Bangladesh
1. Framework Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh concerning Loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund for the Years 2021 through 2025 (24 Sept. 2021)
2. Framework Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh concerning Loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund for the Years 2017 through 2020 (29 Jan 2018)
3. Framework Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh concerning Loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund for the Years 2015 through 2017 (19 Nov 2015)
4. Framework Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh concerning Loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund for the Years 2012 through 2014 (6 June 2013)
5. Framework Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh concerning Loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund for the Years 2010 through 2012 (18 May 2010)
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6. Framework Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh concerning Loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund for the Years 2008 through 2009 (18 Dec 2008)
7. Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh concerning a Loan from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (16 Feb 2004)
8. Arrangement for Extension of the Loan from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (2 Jun 1997)
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