Which countries received the most ODA in 2024?

In 2024, bilateral official development assistance, or ODA, from the Development Assistance Committee donors fell by 2.7% in real terms. This is the first time in six years that ODA fell after experiencing consistent and promising increases. In 2024, DAC donors provided $163.3 billion in bilateral grant-equivalent ODA — that is, money distributed directly by donor governments rather than through the United Nations and other multilateral agencies. Most of that money — although not all — was spent in countries in the global south. But which ones? In order to find out, we used the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s creditor reporting system dataset. All figures mentioned in the article are on a grant-equivalent basis to also reflect the amount of loans provided by the donors. Figures are in current prices unless stated otherwise. Who were the biggest donors? Overall, the United States was the biggest provider of bilateral aid. It gave a total of $58.9 billion — or 36.1% — of the total. Germany followed with $24.5 billion, or 15% of the total. The United Kingdom provided $14.4 billion, or 8.8%; Japan gave $13.8 billion, or 8.4%; and then France gave $8.7 billion, or 5.3%. Where did the money go? Regionally, Africa received the most money with $35.5 billion, followed by Asia with $31.4 billion, Europe with $17.7 billion, America with $7.7 billion, and then Oceania with $3.6 billion. Most of the funding, around $67.5 billion, went to projects that affect multiple countries. The OECD categorized this funding as going to “developing countries, unspecified.” The U.S. provided the most funding to these projects with $18.4 billion, followed by Germany with $14.2 billion. At the country level, Ukraine received the most funding in 2024. It received $14.7 billion. The biggest donor was the United States, providing $9.5 billion. Germany came second with $859.4 million, and then Norway with $837.4 million. India was next. It received $3.6 billion, with Japan as its biggest donor. Japan provided $2.5 billion, Germany gave $744.8 million, and the U.S. provided $160.5 million. Ethiopia received $2.7 billion, with the U.S. as its biggest donor. The U.S. gave $1.4 billion, followed by the U.K. with $232.3 million. Germany came next with $196.5 million. Bangladesh got $2.5 billion, with Japan as its principal donor. Japan provided $1.1 billion. The U.S. came in second with $504.7 million, and then France with nearly $157 million. Jordan received $1.9 billion. The U.S. was its biggest donor, with $1.4 billion given. Germany came next with nearly $175 million, and then the U.K. with $85.5 million. <div class='tableauPlaceholder' id='viz1768483563818' style='position: relative'><noscript><a href='#'><img alt='Dashboard 1 ' src='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;OD&#47;ODAtoCountriesin2024-CurrentPrices&#47;Dashboard1&#47;1_rss.png' style='border: none' /></a></noscript><object class='tableauViz' style='display:none;'><param name='host_url' value='https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F' /> <param name='embed_code_version' value='3' /> <param name='site_root' value='' /><param name='name' value='ODAtoCountriesin2024-CurrentPrices&#47;Dashboard1' /><param name='tabs' value='no' /><param name='toolbar' value='yes' /><param name='static_image' value='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;OD&#47;ODAtoCountriesin2024-CurrentPrices&#47;Dashboard1&#47;1.png' /> <param name='animate_transition' value='yes' /><param name='display_static_image' value='yes' /><param name='display_spinner' value='yes' /><param name='display_overlay' value='yes' /><param name='display_count' value='yes' /><param name='language' value='en-US' /></object></div><param name='device' value='desktop' /><param name='showShareOptions' value='false' /> <script type='text/javascript'> var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1768483563818'); var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0]; if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 800 ) { vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height=(divElement.offsetWidth*0.75)+'px';} else if ( divElement.offsetWidth > 500 ) { vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height=(divElement.offsetWidth*0.75)+'px';} else { vizElement.style.width='100%';vizElement.style.height='727px';} var scriptElement = document.createElement('script'); scriptElement.src = 'https://public.tableau.com/javascripts/api/viz_v1.js'; vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement); </script> <i style=font-style: georgia;”>Bilateral ODA recipients in 2024</i> Try out Devex Pro Funding today with a free five-day trial, and explore funding opportunities from over 850 sources in addition to our analysis and news content. .