ODA is not distributed equally, according to either population or need, according to figures gathered by Devex in an exclusive new report.
Devex looked at the countries that received the most aid in 2022 and found that Ukraine dominated. In total, $28.7 billion of ODA went to Ukraine, compared to just $7.2 billion to the next recipient, Syria, and $5.8 billion to Egypt.
The report also found big swings in aid from year to year. While Ukraine aid skyrocketed from almost nothing, Syria saw a decline of $2.5 billion from 2021 to 2022, and most other major conflict areas also saw a dip.
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David Ainsworth@daveainsworth4
David Ainsworth is business editor at Devex, where he writes about finance and funding issues for development institutions. He was previously a senior writer and editor for magazines specializing in nonprofits in the U.K. and worked as a policy and communications specialist in the nonprofit sector for a number of years. His team specializes in understanding reports and data and what it teaches us about how development functions.
