A historic decline in foreign aid.
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Official development assistance (ODA) by Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members and associates amounted to USD 174.3 billion in 2025, a 23.1% decrease over 2024. It is the largest annual contraction on record and a second consecutive year of decline, bringing ODA to where it stood at the start of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The 5 largest DAC providers accounted for most of the decline
Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and France (ranked by ODA volume) accounted for 95.7% of the total decline in ODA. The United States alone drove three-quarters of the decline, with its ODA falling by 56.9% compared to 2024. This is the largest reduction in volume by any provider in any year on record. In 2025, Germany was the largest DAC provider of ODA for the first time in history, with its ODA totalling USD 29.1 billion. Eight DAC members increased their ODA.
