France vs United Kingdom: Foreign aid given

France
13.18 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
United Kingdom
15.29 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
France rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
3rd

Foreign aid given over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 15.29 billion constant 2024 US$ against 13.18 billion constant 2024 US$ in France, a difference of 2.11 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.

France ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid given
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
62 places, 2,575 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Official development assistance (ODA) is defined as government aid designed to promote the economic development and welfare of developing countries. Grants by private voluntary agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs) are defined as transfers for development made by private voluntary agencies and NGOs in cash, goods or services for which no payment is required. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.