UNDP vs United Kingdom: Foreign aid given

UNDP

387.13 million constant 2024 US$

in 2024

United Kingdom

15.29 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

UNDP rank

6th

United Kingdom rank

3rd

Foreign aid given over time

UNDP
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 15.29 billion constant 2024 US$ against 387.13 million constant 2024 US$ in UNDP, a difference of 14.90 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 39.5 times UNDP's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

UNDP ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 12 groups.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.