In 2024, ODA fell by 9% for the first time in nearly a decade of sustained growth. Even before the drastic changes in the United States' aid policy this year, many Western donors had already seen cuts in their development funding over the last few years, driven by a shift in the political climate and their citizens’ waning support for internationalism.
Now, it appears that aid is likely to fall, and keep on falling, at least for this year, and likely next year as well.
For this year, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, estimates that the total official development assistance from the Development Assistance Committee will likely decline by 9% to 17%, or up to $35 billion in monetary terms.