While many of us continue to object to our foreign policies, it is remarkably how little countries like Russia and China give in aid while trying to organize the world in a coalition against the United States. Likewise, Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías may relish his friends in Cuba, Russia, China, and Iran but these regimes offer more rhetoric than riches to the world’s poor.
It also puts into comparison our own giving levels when considered as part of our GNP. Obviously, we cannot ignore our consumption of a disproportionate amount of the world’s resources or our contribution to pollution and global warming. However, there is surprising little criticism of the lack of aid shown by countries like Russia and China.
Who Gives Most?
1. United States 21.4%
2. Germany 11.5%
3. United Kingdom 9.4%
4. France 9%
5. Japan 7.7%
6. Netherlands 5.7%
7. Spain 5.4%
8. Sweden 3.9%
9. Canada 3.9%
10. Italy 3.6%
Who gives the highest proportion of their gross national income?
1. Sweden 0.98%
2. Luxembourg 0.92%
3. Norway 0.88%
4. Denmark 0.82%
5. Netherlands 0.8%
6. Ireland 0.58%
7. Belgium 0.58%
8. Spain 0.433%
9. United Kingdom 0.431%
10. Finland 0.427%
Who received most overall aid?
1. Iraq $8.9bn
2. Afghanistan $2.9bn
3. Tanzania $1.8bn
4. Cameroon $1.6bn
5. Sudan $1.6bn
Who received the most multilateral aid?
1. Pakistan $1.2bn
2. Ethiopia $1.1bn
3. Palestinian Administrative Area $1bn
4. Vietnam $979.1m
5. Tanzania $972.5m
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