Could do better: Australia's contribution to global development score rises

Australia has climbed up the ranking of the world's richest countries contributing to global development. Image: Development contribution goes beyond simply aid (AAP)

But it's a slight achievement: in jumping four spots to 14th it remains among the bottom half of the world's 27 richest countries.

The 2018 Commitment to Development Index has been released ((1400 Tue 18 Sept)) by the Center for Global Development.