Germany vs United States: Foreign aid given for emergencies and longer-term development

Germany

27.04 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2024

United States

44.09 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2024

Germany rank

2nd

United States rank

1st

Foreign aid given for emergencies and longer-term development over time

Germany
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 44.09 billion constant 2024 US$ against 27.04 billion constant 2024 US$ in Germany, a difference of 17.05 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United States ahead.

Germany ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 45 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign aid given for emergencies and longer-term development
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 51 places, 1,413 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Official development assistance given that is non-humanitarian aid. Monetary aid is estimated using commitment or gross disbursement data. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.