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Rich-country aid fell by a quarter in 2025 as the US halved its effort

Original title: Foreign aid contributions fell in 2025 amongst almost all of the top 10 donors · Our World in Data · 26 Sept 2026

Fast-moving · data as of 26 Sept 2026

Rich-country aid fell by a quarter in 2025 as the US halved its effort

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So what

The 2025 aid cuts remove about $50 billion from development finance in a single year. The US retreat is the headline, but the UK, Germany, France and Japan are also cutting, so this is a trend, not a one-off. Development banks, NGOs and companies operating in aid-dependent markets should expect gaps in health, infrastructure and blended-finance pipelines.

LabelValueUnitPeriod
United States ODA0.22538115% of GNI2024
United States ODA0.094008274% of GNI2025
Germany ODA0.6802891% of GNI2024
Germany ODA0.558135% of GNI2025
United Kingdom ODA0.49833265% of GNI2024
United Kingdom ODA0.43151975% of GNI2025
France ODA0.47789282% of GNI2024
France ODA0.42333385% of GNI2025
Japan ODA0.37123466% of GNI2024
Japan ODA0.34513918% of GNI2025
Canada ODA0.33429196% of GNI2024
Canada ODA0.31641093% of GNI2025
Netherlands ODA0.62030697% of GNI2024
Netherlands ODA0.5797605% of GNI2025
Sweden ODA0.7920062% of GNI2024
Sweden ODA0.8490119% of GNI2025
Italy ODA0.29038656% of GNI2024
Italy ODA0.29643333% of GNI2025
Norway ODA1.0231067% of GNI2024
Norway ODA1.0307214% of GNI2025
DAC countries ODA0.33703208% of GNI2024
DAC countries ODA0.25343424% of GNI2025
Fall in rich-country aid (text)50US$ billion (approx.)2025

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