Saudi Arabia Becomes World’s Second-Largest Aid Donor

Saudi Arabia becomes world’s second-largest aid donor

Saudi Arabia was the second-largest humanitarian aid donor worldwide after the US in 2025, with Riyadh taking the lead in contributions to Yemen and placing second for Syria, according to the United Nations Financial Tracking Service. When combined with assistance from Qatar and the UAE, the Gulf trio’s giving last year exceeded that of the US, despite the latter having an economy almost 20 times bigger. The rise in Gulf development assistance c…

Saudi Arabia ranks second globally in humanitarian aid

Saudi Arabia ranked second globally and first in the Arab world among donor countries for humanitarian aid in 2025, leading contributions to Yemen, with 49.3 percent of total aid, and ranking second for aid to the Syrian Arab Republic. (KSrelief) Updated 14 min 21 sec ago SPA January 18, 2026 Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor-general of…

Saudi Arabia Ranks Second Globally In Humanitarian Aid For 2025

RIYADH, Jan 18 (Bernama-SPA) -- Saudi Arabia ranked second globally and first in the Arab world among donor countries for humanitarian aid in 2025, leading contributions to Yemen with 49.3 per cent of total aid and ranking second for assistance to Syria, according to the United Nations Financial Tracking Service, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.