Target Countries and Expense Coverage

Eligible target countries are all developing countries listed as ODA recipients by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). An exception are those countries, against which the European Union or the United Nations have imposed sanctions.

Business Partnership Support covers 30 /50/ 70 % of the budgeted approved and incurred expenses depending on the size of the applicant company (SME/large) and the development status of the project target country.

The SME definition of a company is based on the European Commission recommendation of 2005.

An applicant is considered as SME and other small organization when:

• Number of employees < 250
• Annual turnover ≤ € 50 million or annual balance sheet ≤ € 43 million

In addition to the above terms, the company must fulfil the criteria of an autonomous enterprise. Additional information on the SME definition is available on EU's enterprise policy website.



The list below lists the eligible project target countries as well as how much of the approved expenses can be covered with the Business Partnership Support.

Africa Algeria 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Angola 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Benin 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Botswana 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Burkina Faso 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Burundi 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Côte d'lvoire 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Cambodia 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Cameroon 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Cape Verde 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Central African Republic 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Chad 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Comoros 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Congo, Dem. Rep. 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Congo, Rep. 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Djibouti 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Egypt 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Equatorial Guinea 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Eritrea 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Ethiopia 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Gabon 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Gambia 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Ghana 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Guinea 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Guinea-Bissau 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Kenya 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Lesotho 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Liberia 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Libya 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Madagascar 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Malawi 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Mali 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Mauritania 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Mauritius 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Morocco 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Mozambique 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Namibia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Niger 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Nigeria 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Rwanda 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Sao Tomé & Principe 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Senegal 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Seychelles DAC: Upper Middle FP classification: 30/50 % Sierra Leone 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Somalia 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company South Africa 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company St. Helena 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Sudan 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Swaziland 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Tanzania 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Togo 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Tunisia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Uganda 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Zambia 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Zimbabwe 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Asia Afghanistan 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Azerbaijan 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Bangladesh 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Bhutan 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company China 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Georgia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company India 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Indonesia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Iran 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Iraq 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Jordan 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Kazakhstan 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Korea, Dem. Rep. 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Kyrgyz Rep. 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Laos 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Lebanon 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Malaysia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Maldives 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Mongolia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Myanmar 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Nepal 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Pakistan 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Philippines 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Sri Lanka 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Syria 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Tajikistan 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Thailand 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Turkmenistan 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Uzbekistan 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Viet Nam 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company West Bank and Gaza Strip 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Yemen 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Europe Albania 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Armenia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Belarus 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Bosnia and Herzegovina 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Kosovo (Serbia) 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Macedonia, Former Yugoslav 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Moldova 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Montenegro 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Serbia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Turkey 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Ukraine 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company North America Anguilla 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Antigua and Barbuda 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Belize 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Costa Rica 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Dominica 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Dominican Republic 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company El Salvador 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Grenada 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Guatemala 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Haiti 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Honduras 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Jamaica 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Mexico 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Montserrat 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Nicaragua 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Panama 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company St. Kitts-Nevis 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company St. Lucia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company St. Vincent & Grenadines 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Oceania Cook Islands 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Fiji 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Kiribati 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Micronesia, Fed. States 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Nauru 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Niue 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Palau 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Papua New Guinea 50 % - SME  30 % - Large company Republic of Marshall Islands 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Samoa 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Solomon Islands 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Timor-Leste 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Tokelau 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Tonga 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Tuvalu 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Vanuatu 70 % - SME 50 % - Large company Wallis & Futuna 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company South America Argentina 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Bolivia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Brazil 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Chile 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Colombia 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Cuba 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Ecuador 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Guyana 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Paraguay 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Peru 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Suriname 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Uruguay 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company Venezuela 50 % - SME 30 % - Large company