"The total assistance for 2025 totaled only $174.3bn, down from $214.6bn the year before, representing the largest annual drop since the OECD began recording the data."
"It's deeply concerning to see this huge drop in [development funding] in 2025, due to dramatic cuts among the very top donors, OECD official Carsten Staur said in a statement."
"We are in a time of increasing humanitarian needs, Staur added, citing growing global uncertainty and extreme poverty."
International development aid from OECD members fell by 23% from 2024 to 2025, with the US experiencing a nearly 57% drop in foreign aid. Other top contributors, including Germany, the UK, Japan, and France, also reported declines. This marked the first simultaneous decrease in foreign development assistance from the five largest OECD donors. Total assistance for 2025 was $174.3 billion, down from $214.6 billion the previous year. OECD officials expressed concern over the timing of this decline amid increasing humanitarian needs and global uncertainty.
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