Funding for inter-agency pooled funds, a flexible instrument that facilitates multi-stakeholder collaboration, has grown steadily since 2015. In 2020, it surpassed US$ 3 billion for the first time, equally divided between humanitarian- and development-related funds respectively. By 2020, as a percentage of total earmarked funds for development, the share of inter-agency pooled funds had grown to 11.7%, surpassing the 2023 Funding Compact target of 10%. 6.9% of earmarked financing for humanitarian assistance was allocated to inter-agency pooled funding in 2020.