Third-party tools and services for data use
IATI data can be used in different ways for many purposes. Apart from IATI, numerous other organisations and companies provide tools to help you use the data.
Because IATI data is open source anyone can freely use the data and create tools and services to help others use it.
A growing number of third parties, external to the IATI technical team, are creating data use tools. Many tools provided for IATI data can be used with no specialist expertise while others are intended for software developers and need technical knowledge to set up or use.
Some tools let you see the global data or all data from one country or donor. These can include:
- Global aid portals, such as:
- Country portals, for example:
- Myanmar - Mohinga is an aid transparency portal which tracks international assistance to Myanmar
- Gambia - Public Aid Management Platform
- Donor portals, such as
- African Development Bank - Data Portal
- Netherland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs - METIS
There are also tools that focus on specific themes or topics within the international development and humanitarian aid sectors - an example is AidHedge which lets you see how aid projects are affected by changes in currency rates.
Other organisations have created useful tools for technical users - developers, data scientists and so forth. These include:
If you need help with any third-party tool, contact the tool provider for advice.
Available third-party tools
This table shows currently available third-party tools for using IATI data. The list is not exhaustive and is for information only - IATI does not recommend or endorse any particular third-party tools or services. The table indicates if a tool requires technical expertise.
| Name (URL link): | IATI data covered: | Description: | User type: | Info: | Contact: |
| AidHedge | All IATI data | AidHedge ensure that organisations working with foreign aid and sustainable development make the most of their available funding. Our service provides financial analysis for aid funded projects and organisations. Results include exchange rate risks, transactions costs, inflation and donor reporting. | Non-technical | In English Basic version is free. Paid version with additional services is available |
contact@aidhedge.org |
| Development Data Hub | Donor’s country level, forward looking budgets | The Development Data Hub is the most comprehensive online resource for financial and resource flow data alongside poverty, social and vulnerability indicators. It combines an extensive data store, including IATI data, with interactive visualisations enabling you to chart, map and compare data at the global, national and local level. | Non-technical | In English Free to use |
info@devinit.org |
| Dev Tracker | Donor portal for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) | The Development Tracker uses open data on international development published by the UK Government and partners to show where the UK is investing in developing countries to implement the UK Aid Strategy. The open data is taken from the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) open data standard. | Non-technical | In English Free to use |
enquiry@dfid.gov.uk |
| AFDB Data Portal | Donor portal for the African Development Bank | The African Development Bank (AFDB) provides access to information on all of its lending projects from 1967 up to now. This portal provides a ready-made tool for monitoring and showcasing resource flows for development at country level. It also provides decision makers at national and sub-national level with information to support decisions on resource allocations. | Non-technical | In English and French Free to use |
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| Netherlands’ MFA - METIS | Donor portal for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs | A visualization of IATI activities directly or indirectly funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including results, budgets, disbursements and expenditures. | Non-technical | In English Free to use |
helpdesk-opendata@minbuza.nl |
| Myanmar’s Mohinga | Country portal for Myanmar | The Mohinga Aid Information Management System (AIMS) - a simple, open and modern cloud-based web application and the Government of Myanmar’s officially designated platform for storing and analysing all development assistance information. | Non-technical | In English and Myanmar Free to use |
ferd.mopf@gmail.com |
| The Gambia’s Public Aid Management Platform | Country portal for Gambia | The Gambia’s public Aid Management Platform provides the Ministry of Finance and other policymakers with a more complete picture of the resources dedicated to promoting development. | Non-technical | In English Free to use |
info@developmentgateway.org |
| OIPA - Openaid IATI Parser and API | All IATI data | OIPA is an IATI data-engine providing a rich and usable API for managing IATI compliant data. | Technical | In English Free to use |
info@zimmermanzimmerman.nl |
If you want an IATI data use tool listed here, please fill in our IATI Data Use Tools and Services form. If you are looking for data from a particular organisation, or group of organisations, check directly with them to see if they have their own data visualisation tool.
Publishing tools
In addition to tools for using data, there are tools to help you prepare and publish data. For more information, see Publishing tools and services to create your IATI data files.