Countries With the Lowest Aid Given
Every country with a figure for aid given, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Thailand (0.0118%), Kazakhstan (0.0188%) and Cyprus (0.0384%). The middle country of the 50 has 0.257%.
What this measures
Official development assistance given, in % of GNI. Source: OECD. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
Donor countries only, about fifty. Countries that receive aid do not appear, so any link with this is a link among rich countries. No "better" direction is set.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2020–2025. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Aid given | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 0.0118% | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 0.0188% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Cyprus | 0.0384% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Taiwan | 0.047% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 5 | Israel | 0.0512% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 0.0633% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 0.0667% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | United States | 0.094% | 2025 | North America |
| 9 | Kuwait | 0.113% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 10 | Czechia | 0.116% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 0.117% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Greece | 0.13% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Slovak Republic | 0.133% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Romania | 0.135% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Hungary | 0.139% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Poland | 0.162% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Portugal | 0.178% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Latvia | 0.18% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Australia | 0.184% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 20 | Estonia | 0.193% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Korea, Rep. | 0.203% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 22 | Malta | 0.205% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.212% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Slovenia | 0.216% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Croatia | 0.236% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Monaco | 0.257% | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Spain | 0.271% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | New Zealand | 0.273% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 29 | Italy | 0.296% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Canada | 0.316% | 2025 | North America |
| 31 | Austria | 0.329% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Iceland | 0.337% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Japan | 0.345% | 2025 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 34 | Belgium | 0.37% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Liechtenstein | 0.408% | 2020 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | France | 0.423% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Ireland | 0.425% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 0.432% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Qatar | 0.432% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 40 | Finland | 0.443% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 0.447% | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0.46% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Turkiye | 0.501% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Germany | 0.558% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Netherlands | 0.58% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 0.613% | 2025 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 47 | Denmark | 0.723% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Sweden | 0.849% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 0.993% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 50 | Norway | 1.03% | 2025 | Europe & Central Asia |
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