OECD aid dropped last year, Norway bypassed Sweden as largest Nordic donor

April 16, 2025 / By: Bjørn H Amland

Western donors’ aid declined by 7 per cent in 2024 to USD 212 billion, partly due to a reduction in aid for Ukraine, OECD statistics show. The Paris-based aid watchdog expects a further drop in the years to come. Carsten Staur, Chair of the OECD’s aid committee, says donors should ringfence aid for Sub-Saharan Africa. Norway is now the largest Nordic donor and provides more civilian aid to Ukraine than other Nordics combined.

DAC OECD AID Figuers 2024.jpg — Official Development Assistance from OECD/DAC donors in 2024, preliminary statistics. (Source: OECD)

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