The IATI Standard is a set of rules and guidance about what data organisations should publish and what format it should be presented in.

The Standard has been to created to deliver information required to improve the coordination, accountability and effectiveness to maximise their impact on the world's poorest and most vulnerable people. A range of organisations can be IATI publishers, from governments, multilateral institutions, private sector and civil society organisations and others, to increase the transparency of information on resources flowing into developing countries. The IATI Standard allows organisations to provide detailed information for decision-making and accountability.