How US Ranks in Aiding Less-Fortunate Nations (1995)

As a percent of gross national product (GNP), the US gave less foreign aid in 1995 than any other nation on the Economic Development Assistance Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperatian and Development

 country

% of GNP

 Denmark

0.96

Norway

0.87

Netherlands

0.81

Sweden

0.77

France

0.55 

Canada

0.38

Belgium

0.38

Luxembourg

0.36

 Australia

0.36

Switzerland

0.34

 Austria

0.33

Finland

0.32

Germany

0.31

 Ireland

0.29

United Kingdom

0.28

Japan

0.28

Portugal

0.27

Spain

0.24

 New Zealand

0.23

Italy

0.15

 United States

0.10


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