Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries was 11.63 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.63 billion
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
5th
of 43 countries
All-time high
21.69 billion
in 2019
All-time low
11.63 billion
in 2024
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United Kingdom, 2010–2024

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B2010201720242010: 15.1B2011: 14.9B2012: 14.8B2013: 19.3B2014: 19.3B2015: 19.3B2016: 20.6B2017: 21.4B2018: 21.6B2019: 21.7B2020: 20.2B2021: 14.8B2022: 11.7B2023: 13.1B2024: 11.6B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 11.63 billion for amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United Kingdom peaked at 21.69 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.63 billion, in 2024.

United Kingdom ranks 5th of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.81 billion 14.83 billion 21.69 billion 10
2020s 14.30 billion 11.63 billion 20.25 billion 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 2 Germany 23.11 billion compare
  2. 3 Japan 14.47 billion compare
  3. 4 France 11.89 billion compare
  4. 6 Turkey 6.68 billion compare
  5. 7 Canada 6.33 billion compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 5.62 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United Kingdom?
Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United Kingdom was 11.63 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 21.69 billion in 2019.
What is the lowest amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 11.63 billion in 2024.
How does United Kingdom rank for amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries?
United Kingdom ranks 5th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
Is amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 580 data points, 2010–2024
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