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FACTBOX: Which countries give or get the most aid?

by Lisa Anderson | https://twitter.com/LisaAndersonNYC | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Thursday, 19 July 2012 16:05 GMT

In 2011, international humanitarian assistance amounted to $17.1 billion, a drop of 9 percent from 2010, according to a new report

NEW YORK (AlertNet) - In 2011 total international humanitarian assistance amounted to $17.1 billion, a drop of 9 percent from 2010, according to a new report from the aid monitoring group Global Humanitarian Assistance.

Here are the preliminary estimates of the top 10 government donors and recipients of international humanitarian aid in 2011.

Top government donors:

  1. U.S. - $4.6 billion
  2. EU institutions - $1.7 billion
  3. UK - $1.1 billion
  4. Japan - $812 million
  5. Sweden - $715 million
  6. Germany - $685 million
  7. Norway - $472 million
  8. Canada - $464 million
  9. Australia - $439 million
  10. Spain­­ - $408 million

Top recipient countries:

  1. Somalia - $1.14 billion
  2. Sudan - $858 million
  3. Ethiopia - $762 million
  4. Afghanistan - $687 million
  5. Kenya - $550 million
  6. Pakistan - $460 million
  7. Haiti - $459 million
  8. Democratic Republic of Congo - $431 million
  9. Palestine/Occupied Palestinian Territories - $405 million
  10. Chad - $335 million

Source: GHA Report 2012

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