After steady ODA increases until 2009, the strong impact of the global economic crisis forced the Spanish government to make cuts in its development budget in 2010. Development assistance reached USD 5.9 billion, which meant that Spain’s aid dropped by 5.9% between 2009 and 2010. Spain’s ODA/GNI ratio dropped to 0.43%. Nonetheless, Spain maintains its commitment to the international target to reach 0.7% by 2015.