US EditionRich Nations' Overseas Development Aid Dropped Nearly a Quarter in 2025 ...
The OECD said the United States drove 75.1% of the decline as 26 of 34 members cut aid and Germany became the top donor.
- On Thursday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development reported that global development aid fell 23.1% in 2025 to $174.3 billion, marking the largest annual reduction on record.
- President Donald Trump's shutdown of USAID prompted a 56.9% cut in U.S. assistance—from roughly $63 billion to under $29 billion—accounting for three-quarters of the global decline.
- Despite reducing its own aid by 17.4%, Germany emerged as the world's largest donor for the first time, while the UK, Japan, and France also cut contributions by 11%, 5.6%, and 10.9% respectively.
- Church charities including Brot für die Welt, Misereor, Caritas International, and Diakonie issued a joint statement decrying a "dangerous downward spiral," while Oxfam's development finance lead Didier Jacobs warned cuts could kill over 9 million people by 2030.
- The OECD forecasts a further 5.8% decline in 2026, while the Lancet estimates continued reductions could lead to over 9.4 million new deaths by 2030; OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann urged governments to strengthen tax collection and unlock private investment.
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Developed countries' development aid has fallen as much as ever in 2025. According to provisional data from the OECD, donor countries' public funds fell by 23.1 percent year-on-year to US$174.3 billion.
Current figures from the OECD show that donor countries' development aid has fallen by around 23 percent compared to the previous year – more than ever before. This is due to the Trump administration.
Development aid down 'historic' 23 per cent in 2025: OECD
Read: 2 min Development aid suffered a “historic decline” of 23.1 per cent in real terms last year, the OECD said Thursday, blaming a massive withdrawal of U.S. support against a backdrop of budgetary and geopolitical tensions. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said its preliminary data showed official development assistance (ODA) by member countries of its Development Assistance Committee reached $174.3 billi…
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