Germany vs United Kingdom: Official development assistance to least-developed countries

Germany
9.84 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2023
United Kingdom
4.27 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2023
Germany rank
2nd
United Kingdom rank
4th

Official development assistance to least-developed countries over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 9.84 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 4.27 billion millions of constant united states dollars in United Kingdom, a difference of 5.57 billion millions of constant united states dollars.

That makes Germany's figure about 2.3 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 47 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 3.04 billion millions of constant united states dollars 3.22 billion millions of constant united states dollars 179.28 million millions of constant united states dollars United Kingdom
2010s 4.23 billion millions of constant united states dollars 6.24 billion millions of constant united states dollars 2.00 billion millions of constant united states dollars United Kingdom
2020s 7.12 billion millions of constant united states dollars 4.46 billion millions of constant united states dollars 2.66 billion millions of constant united states dollars Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official development assistance to least-developed countries, Germany or United Kingdom?
Germany, at 9.84 billion millions of constant united states dollars against 4.27 billion millions of constant united states dollars in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in official development assistance to least-developed countries between Germany and United Kingdom?
5.57 billion millions of constant united states dollars, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
Germany ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Official development assistance to least-developed countries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official development assistance to least-developed countries
Unit
millions of constant united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,030 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2023 United States dollars)