In 2025, total Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided by members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD amounted to USD 174.3 billion, representing a 23.1% decrease in real terms compared to 2024. This figure corresponds to 0.26% of their combined Gross National Income (GNI), down from 0.34% in 2024. This marks the largest annual decline ever recorded, bringing aid levels back to those seen prior to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The five largest providers (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) accounted for 95.7% of the total decrease. Notably, the United States alone was responsible for 75.1% of the overall decline, with its ODA falling by 56.9%, the largest reduction ever recorded by any donor.
Bilateral ODA reached USD 126.4 billion in 2025, declining by 26.4% in real terms, mainly due to reductions in grants (-29.1%) and sovereign loans (-10.3%). Significant decreases were also observed in humanitarian aid (-35.8%, equivalent to USD 15.5 billion), as well as in in-donor refugee costs (-22.1%, equivalent to USD 23.0 billion).
Multilateral ODA amounted to USD 47.9 billion in 2025, marking a 12.7% decrease in real terms. This represents the second consecutive year of decline, with multilateral ODA having dropped by 21.3% since 2023. The reductions were concentrated in core contributions to the United Nations system (-27.0%), the largest annual drop ever recorded. Cuts by the United States (-87.2%) were the main driver of this decrease.
In 2025, Germany became the largest ODA provider among DAC countries for the first time, with USD 29.1 billion, accounting for 16.7% of total DAC ODA. It was followed by the United States (USD 29.0 billion), the United Kingdom (USD 17.2 billion), Japan (USD 16.2 billion), and France (USD 14.5 billion). Together, these five donors represented 60.8% of total DAC ODA.
The countries that exceeded the UN target of allocating 0.70% of GNI to ODA were Norway (1.03%), Luxembourg (0.99%), Sweden (0.85%), and Denmark (0.72%). G7 countries accounted for 69.1% of total ODA, marking the first time this share has fallen below 70% since 2012. EU Member States within the DAC provided 49.6% of total aid. Among non-DAC donor countries, none surpassed the 0.70% target.
According to preliminary data, Greece’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) for 2025 amounted to USD 357.80 million, corresponding to 0.13% of GNI, reflecting a decrease of 10.9% in real terms compared to 2024 (USD 372.12 million, or 0.15% of GNI). Bilateral aid totaled USD 53.41 million (down from USD 66.04 million in 2024), while multilateral aid reached USD 304.04 million (compared to USD 306.08 million in 2024).