Foreign aid spent in recipient countries by country

Official development assistance component that represents overseas aid. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.

Countries reporting
40
Highest
52.07 billion constant 2024 US$
United States
Lowest
12.64 million constant 2024 US$
Cyprus
Median
1.30 billion constant 2024 US$
Years covered
15
2010–2024
Data points
580

What the numbers show

Foreign aid spent in recipient countries is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 52.07 billion constant 2024 US$ in United States; the lowest is 12.64 million constant 2024 US$ in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.30 billion constant 2024 US$, and the mean is 4.49 billion constant 2024 US$.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,118.

Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 405.4%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 61.2%).

Foreign aid spent in recipient countries: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 52.07 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 34.0% rising
2 Germany 23.11 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 45.8% rising
3 Japan 14.47 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 114.0% rising
4 France 11.89 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 41.9% rising
5 United Kingdom 11.63 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 39.6% falling
6 Turkey 6.68 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 136.4% volatile
7 Canada 6.33 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 67.9% rising
8 Netherlands 5.62 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 16.0% flat
9 Saudi Arabia 4.97 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 405.4% volatile
10 Italy 4.86 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 57.8% rising
11 Sweden 4.45 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 5.4% rising
12 Norway 4.28 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 14.9% rising
13 South Korea 3.99 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 147.6% rising
14 Spain 3.47 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 102.1% falling
15 Australia 3.34 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 10.8% falling
16 Switzerland 3.14 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 1.2% rising
17 Belgium 2.67 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 22.7% flat
18 Denmark 2.64 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 5.0% flat
19 United Arab Emirates 2.08 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 61.2% volatile
21 Austria 1.32 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 26.3% rising
22 Poland 1.27 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 156.1% rising
23 Finland 1.03 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 32.6% falling
24 New Zealand 660.89 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 70.5% rising
25 Qatar 573.95 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 9.0% flat
27 Portugal 506.02 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 16.6% falling
28 Romania 458.78 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 70.8% rising
29 Czechia 383.35 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 52.1% rising
30 Greece 322.83 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 64.2% rising
31 Slovakia 190.57 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 123.9% rising
32 Croatia 187.72 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 145.5% rising
33 Lithuania 174.67 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 221.1% rising
34 Bulgaria 141.02 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 41.4% rising
35 Slovenia 135.93 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 143.9% rising
36 Hungary 105.01 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 30.0% rising
37 Iceland 85.25 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 94.5% rising
38 Estonia 73.59 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 57.9% rising
39 Latvia 71.81 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 136.7% rising
40 Azerbaijan 59.58 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 173.1% volatile
41 Kazakhstan 44.51 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 28.4% flat
43 Cyprus 12.64 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 40.7% falling

About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid spent in recipient countries
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 580 data points, 2010–2024
Last refreshed

Official development assistance component that represents overseas aid. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.