Change is coming to development, and it’s looking bleak. It started with the United States pulling the plug on the U.S. Agency for International Development, and now other donors are considering reducing their official development assistance, or ODA, as well.
The United Kingdom, the world’s fifth-biggest donor, announced that it will be cutting its ODA budget even more by 2027. Now, with the recent German elections done, there are signs that Germany — falling just behind the U.S. when it comes to aid contributions — will be making cuts to its development budget as well.
Devex has already looked into which countries will be most affected by the U.S. cuts. With the impending shifts globally, it’s time to zoom out and look at which countries depend most on aid altogether.