Foreign aid and investments given by country

Total official and private flows are defined as the sum of official development assistance, other official flows and private flows. This represents the total net disbursements by the official and private sector of the creditor country to the recipient country. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This...

Countries reporting
38
Highest
233.66 billion constant 2024 US$
United States
Lowest
-9.99 billion constant 2024 US$
Netherlands
Median
2.07 billion constant 2024 US$
Years covered
65
1960–2024
Data points
1,683

What the numbers show

Foreign aid and investments given is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 233.66 billion constant 2024 US$ in United States; the lowest is -9.99 billion constant 2024 US$ in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.07 billion constant 2024 US$, and the mean is 12.77 billion constant 2024 US$.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 661.5%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 113.0%).

Foreign aid and investments given: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 233.66 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 24.7% volatile
2 Germany 67.46 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 17.5% volatile
3 Japan 35.26 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 10.7% volatile
4 Canada 22.52 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 20.3% volatile
5 France 16.64 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 11.8% rising
6 Spain 16.51 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 19.0% volatile
7 United Kingdom 16.39 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 50.2% volatile
8 South Korea 11.08 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 1.2% volatile
9 Norway 11.05 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 165.1% volatile
10 Italy 10.21 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 19.0% volatile
11 Belgium 8.09 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 12.7% volatile
12 Turkey 7.24 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 26.3% volatile
13 Sweden 6.83 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 16.5% volatile
14 Saudi Arabia 5.28 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 63.8% falling
15 Switzerland 5.04 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 63.5% volatile
16 Australia 3.60 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 88.6% volatile
17 Denmark 3.31 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 19.5% volatile
19 Poland 2.63 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 392.4% volatile
20 United Arab Emirates 2.14 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 95.2% rising
21 Finland 1.99 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 34.1% volatile
22 Austria 1.81 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 51.8% volatile
23 New Zealand 980.23 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 51.2% volatile
24 Portugal 888.98 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 66.0% volatile
25 Czechia 879.87 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 526.1% volatile
27 Romania 586.99 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 211.7% rising
28 Hungary 540.43 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 210.9% volatile
29 Slovenia 518.42 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 661.5% volatile
30 Greece 473.81 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 213.3% volatile
31 Estonia 342.38 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 590.6% volatile
32 Israel 314.62 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 29.5% rising
33 Slovakia 245.94 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 169.6% volatile
34 Croatia 223.72 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 340.1% volatile
35 Lithuania 221.02 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 273.3% volatile
36 Bulgaria 144.23 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 98.3% rising
37 Latvia 120.68 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 296.7% volatile
38 Iceland 110.19 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 up 116.5% volatile
39 Thailand 65.76 million constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 10.9% rising
42 Netherlands -9.99 billion constant 2024 US$ 2024 down 113.0% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid and investments given
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
42 places, 1,683 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total official and private flows are defined as the sum of official development assistance, other official flows and private flows. This represents the total net disbursements by the official and private sector of the creditor country to the recipient country. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.