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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) works in over 70 countries, aiming to reach more than 90 million people with food assistance. This table compiled by GPF Senior Research Fellow Klaus Hüfner illustrates the Top 10 Donors to WFP from 1974 – 2014, in $US millions and percentages (received, voluntary contributions). In 2014, all countries (the top 10 donor countries and other contributing countries) pledged a total of $4,833 million to the programme, a significant increase from $3,725 million in 2013. The US gave close to 50% of the total, making it the top donor, followed by the UK, Canada, Germany, and Saudi Arabia, respectively.

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United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Top 10 Donors
Year 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
1 US Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia US US Japan Japan
US$ Mil. 64,96 16,55 25,00 25,00 25,00 93,94 157,72 36,07 35,29
Percent 35,50% 23,31% 37,88% 35,71% 35,71% 22,05% 28,99% 23,12% 21,78%
2 Canada UK Netherlands Canada Canada Canada Canada Saudi Arabia Sweden
US$ Mil. 18,78 14,08 5,35 9,73 9,73 84,40 93,39 15,49 16,31
Percent 10,26% 19,83% 8,11% 13,90% 13,40% 19,81% 17,17% 9,93% 10,07%
3 Saudi Arabia Germany, F.R. Germany, F.R. Netherlands Netherlands Sweden Netherlands Netherlands Kuwait
US$ Mil. 18,56 5,78 5,23 6,71 6,71 38,70 44,1 14,91 12,03
Percent 10,14% 8,14% 7,92% 9,59% 9,59% 9,08% 8,11% 9,56% 7,43%
4 Denmark Netherlands Canada Norway Norway Netherlands Japan Canada Denmark
US$ Mil. 18,37 5,72 5,05 5,47 5,47 35,12 39,94 13,94 10,51
Percent 10,04% 8,10% 7,65% 7,81% 7,81% 8,24% 7,34% 8,94% 6,49%
5 Netherlands Denmark Denmark Germany, F.R. Germany, F.R. Norway Sweden Sweden Australia
US$ Mil. 15,56 5,31 4,93 5,04 5,04 28,76 32,16 11,73 9,35
Percent 8,50% 7,48% 7,47% 7,20% 7,20% 6,75% 5,91% 7,52% 5,77%
6 Sweden Sweden Sweden Denmark Denmark Saudi Arabia Germany, F.R. Australia Saudi Arabia
US$ Mil. 13,30 5,30 4,88 4,71 4,71 27,50 30,56 10,91 9,17
Percent 7,27% 7,46% 7,39% 6,73% 6,73% 6,46% 5,62% 6,99% 5,66%
7 Germany, F.R. Canada Norway Sweden Sweden Germany, F.R. Norway UK Netherlands
US$ Mil. 8,47 5,15 4,25 4,15 4,15 25,37 28,13 10,80 9,03
Percent 4,63% 7,25% 6,44% 5,93% 5,93% 5,96% 5,17% 6,92% 5,57%
8 Norway Norway UK UK UK Denmark Saudi Arabia Denmark Norway
US$ Mil. 7,00 2,37 2,47 1,96 1,96 23,30 27,50 8,56 8,45
Percent 3,83% 3,34% 3,74% 2,80% 2,80% 5,47% 5,06% 5,49% 5,22%
9 Finland US US Australia Australia Australia Australia Norway Canada
US$ Mil. 4,12 1,50 1,50 1,62 1,62 21,79 22,31 7,98 8,12
Percent 2,25% 2,11% 2,27% 2,31% 2,31% 5,12% 4,10% 5,12% 5,01%
10 UK Australia Australia US US UK UK Germany, F.R. US
US$ Mil. 3,81 1,02 1,44 1,50 1,5 21,38 17,4 7,89 7,27
Percent 2,08% 1,44% 2,18% 2,14% 2,14% 5,02% 3,20% 5,06% 4,49%
All Countries                  
US$ Mil. 183 71 66 70 70 426 544 156 162
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Top 10 Donors
Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
1 Japan Japan US US Japan Japan Japan Japan US
US$ Mil. 44,11 41,78 62,79 48,70 45,35 47,71 128,03 72,18 365,96
Percent 24,78% 23,08% 35,28% 20,72% 21,29% 16,45% 31,85% 23,06% 33,06%
2 Canada US Canada Japan Netherlands US US US Canada
US$ Mil. 19,81 30,10 24,41 44,87 24,43 40,13 97,59 37,28 179,23
Percent 11,12% 16,63% 13,71% 19,09% 11,47% 13,84% 24,28% 11,91% 16,19%
3 Australia Canada Australia Australia US Canada Canada Italy Japan
US$ Mil. 19,66 24,89 11,07 28,05 25,12 38,55 30,56 36,21 87,86
Percent 11,04% 13,75% 6,22% 11,04% 11,79% 13,29% 7,60% 11,57% 7,94%
4 Netherlands UK Netherlands Canada Canada Netherlands UK Netherlands Sweden
US$ Mil. 12,75 16,22 10,40 22,17 21,28 33,52 20,84 29,96 72,65
Percent 7,16% 8,96% 5,84% 9,43% 9,99% 11,56% 5,18% 9,57% 6,56%
5 Denmark Sweden UK Italy Germany, F.R. Australia Sweden Canada Australia
US$ Mil. 10,41 8,4 7,73 16,79 17,08 25,37 16,48 27,83 54,58
Percent 5,85% 4,64% 4,34% 7,14% 8,02% 8,75% 4,10% 8,89% 4,93%
6 Germany, F.R. Germany, F.R. Norway Netherlands UK Sweden Australia Germany, F.R. Finland
US$ Mil. 9,35 8,39 7,25 13,72 12,74 18,10 16,29 19,48 52,22
Percent 5,25% 4,64% 4,07% 5,84% 5,98% 6,24% 4,05% 6,22% 4,72%
7 Norway Australia Germany, F.R. Sweden Denmark Denmark Italy Sweden Netherlands
US$ Mil. 9,11 8,13 7,07 11,08 12,20 14,40 15,34 16,01 43,66
Percent 5,12% 4,49% 3,97% 4,71% 5,73% 4,97% 3,82% 5,12% 3,94%
8 Sweden Norway Denmark Germany, F.R. Norway Norway Germany, F.R. Australia Germany
US$ Mil. 8,80 7,82 7,06 10,82 10,55 10,81 13,14 13,78 43,50
Percent 4,94% 4,32% 3,97% 4,60% 4,95% 3,73% 3,27% 4,40% 3,93%
9 Italy Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Denmark France Germany, F.R. Netherlands Denmark UK
US$ Mil. 7,11 6,88 6,88 7,77 9,41 10,54 12,77 12,32 42,84
Percent 3,99% 3,80% 3,87% 3,31% 4,42% 3,63% 3,18% 3,94% 3,87%
10 UK Netherlands Sweden France Sweden Italy Finland Norway Norway
US$ Mil. 7,06 6,33 6,59 7,49 7,89 8,73 12,60 10,96 39,68
Percent 3,97% 3,50% 3,70% 3,19% 3,70% 3,01% 3,13% 3,50% 3,58%
All Countries                  
US$ Mil. 178 181 178 235 213 290 402 313 1.107
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Top 10 Donors
Year 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
1 US US US US US US US US US
US$ Mil. 505,83 495,33 505,52 447,95 448,08 351,56 876,28 718,86 795,68
Percent 36,31% 34,86% 39,37% 38,92% 39,94% 34,88% 56,98% 51,94% 50,71%
2 Canada Canada Canada Germany Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan
US$ Mil. 154,10 128,13 138,94 98,20 97,03 106,77 123,76 106,44 260,10
Percent 11,06% 9,02% 10,82% 8,53% 8,65% 10,59% 8,05% 7,69% 16,58%
3 Sweden Japan Japan Netherlands Germany Canada UK Canada Netherlands
US$ Mil. 133,28 90,19 123,67 93,25 93,21 99,61 80,21 93,40 62,80
Percent 9,57% 6,35% 9,63% 8,10% 8,31% 9,88% 5,22% 6,75% 4,00%
4 Netherlands Netherlands Germany Canada Netherlands Australia Canada Netherlands UK
US$ Mil. 119,62 75,03 81,75 92,51 81,90 74,09 67,12 55,00 60,06
Percent 8,59% 5,28% 6,37% 8,04% 7,30% 7,35% 4,36% 3,97% 3,83%
5 Japan Germany Netherlands Japan Canada Germany Germany Germany Australia
US$ Mil. 100,60 58,13 84,21 88,79 64,08 63,77 61,78 53,09 53,79
Percent 7,22% 4,09% 6,56% 7,71% 5,71% 6,33% 4,02% 3,84% 3,43%
6 Austria Sweden Sweden Denmark Denmark Netherlands Australia Denmark Canada
US$ Mil. 84,72 46,68 61,47 51,80 57,30 47,70 60,67 46,90 51,85
Percent 6,08% 3,29% 4,79% 4,50% 5,12% 4,73% 3,94% 3,39% 3,30%
7 Germany Denmark UK UK Norway Denmark Netherlands Australia Germany
US$ Mil. 74,81 40,39 56,80 50,82 40,60 43,83 45,53 45,84 46,75
Percent 5,37% 2,84% 4,42% 4,42% 3,62% 4,35% 2,95% 3,31% 2,98%
8 Denmark Australia Australia Australia UK Sweden Denmark Norway Denmark
US$ Mil. 57,73 34,23 45,25 45,98 35,81 35,30 43,38 41,89 41,92
Percent 4,14% 2,41% 3,52% 3,99% 3,19% 3,50% 2,82% 3,03% 2,67%
9 Norway UK Denmark Sweden Australia Norway Norway Sweden Norway
US$ Mil. 43,50 33,23 44,46 38,61 31,27 34,33 36,98 28,42 32,80
Percent 3,12% 2,34% 3,46% 3,35% 2,79% 3,41% 2,40% 2,05% 2,09%
10 UK Norway Norway Norway Italy UK Sweden France Sweden
US$ Mil. 43,02 30,82 34,80 34,37 27,82 34,12 29,51 27,69 30,78
Percent 3,09% 2,17% 2,71% 2,99% 2,48% 3,38% 1,92% 2,00% 1,96%
All Countries                  
US$ Mil. 1.393 1.421 1.284 1.151 1.122 1.008 1.538 1.384 1.569
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Top 10 Donors
Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010
1 US US US US US US US US US
US$ Mil. 1.201,35 933,22 1.459,62 1.062,60 1.216,13 1.125,26 2.070,59 1.757,33 1.567,73
Percent 67,80% 57,46% 63,30% 52,53% 49,28% 51,98% 48,02% 52,36% 49,28%
2 Japan UK UK Japan Japan Canada Saudi Arabia Canada Canada
US$ Mil. 90,59 95,72 135,73 135,73 160,53 149,41 503,75 225,34 285,53
Percent 5,11% 5,89% 5,89% 6,71% 6,50% 6,90% 11,68% 6,71% 8,98%
3 Netherlands Japan Japan UK Canada UK Canada Spain Japan
US$ Mil. 59,17 92,90 129,94 115,88 152,09 100,37 275,39 213,85 214,41
Percent 3,34% 5,72% 5,63% 5,73% 6,16% 4,64% 6,39% 6,37% 6,74%
4 Germany Germany Canada Canada UK Netherlands Japan Japan UK
US$ Mil. 58,23 60,92 111,63 88,84 116,28 79,99 177,90 202,68 157,00
Percent 3,29% 3,75% 4,84% 4,39% 4,71% 3,69% 4,13% 6,04% 4,94%
5 Denmark Netherlands Norway Netherlands Netherlands Japan UK Germany Germany
US$ Mil. 39,66 58,79 51,28 77,74 115,35 72,26 171,05 132,07 95,35
Percent 2,24% 3,62% 2,22% 3,84% 4,67% 3,34% 3,97% 3,94% 3,00%
6 Canada Australia Netherlands Germany Norway Australia Netherlands UK Sweden
US$ Mil. 38,48 50,21 50,42 65,13 93,46 60,36 117,44 127,62 85,62
Percent 2,17% 3,09% 2,19% 3,22% 3,79% 2,79% 2,72% 3,80% 2,69%
7 Norway Canada Germany Norway Sweden Germany Spain Australia Australia
US$ Mil. 36,88 47,88 46,50 54,85 84,26 59,62 116,94 81,4 83,93
Percent 2,08% 2,95% 2,02% 2,68% 3,41% 2,75% 2,71% 2,43% 2,64%
8 Italy Norway Sweden Italy Germany Sweden Australia Netherlands Spain
US$ Mil. 36,28 45,71 42,34 47,62 69,26 58,52 110,70 77,59 82,37
Percent 2,05% 2,81% 1,84% 2,35% 2,81% 2,70% 2,57% 2,31% 2,59%
9 France Denmark Italy Sweden Australia Norway Italy Sweden Netherlands
US$ Mil. 35,96 40,11 40,48 44,54 62,55 51,60 101,73 72,49 74,42
Percent 2,03% 2,47% 1,76% 2,20% 2,53% 2,38% 2,36% 2,16% 2,34%
10 Australia Italy Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark Germany Denmark Norway
US$ Mil. 35,52 38,02 39,34 43,25 52,84 43,56 100,48 41,89 43,94
Percent 2,00% 2,34% 1,71% 2,14% 2,14% 2,01% 2,33% 1,25% 1,38%
All Countries                  
US$ Mil. 1.772 1.624 2.306 2.023 2.468 2.165 4.312 3.356 3.181
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
Top 10 Donors
Year 2011 2012 2013 2014
1 US US US US
US$ Mil. 1.240,58 1.468,22 1.475,59 2.246,47
Percent 39,50% 43,76% 39,61% 46,48%
2 Canada Canada UK UK
US$ Mil. 302,30 367,15 452,35 409,18
Percent 9,62% 10,94% 12,14% 8,47%
3 Japan UK Canada Canada
US$ Mil. 281,86 202,14 366,66 350,07
Percent 8,97% 6,03% 9,84% 7,24%
4 Germany Japan Japan Germany
US$ Mil. 194,67 190,75 238,43 301,19
Percent 6,20% 5,69% 6,40% 6,23%
5 UK Germany Germany Saudi Arabia
US$ Mil. 143,88 150,21 230,18 271,15
Percent 4,58% 4,48% 6,18% 5,61%
6 Australia Australia Sweden Japan
US$ Mil. 141,72 121,73 103,07 156,55
Percent 4,51% 3,63% 2,77% 3,24%
7 Sweden Sweden Australia Australia
US$ Mil. 97,49 95,30 95,12 112,79
Percent 3,10% 2,84% 2,55% 2,33%
8 Netherlands Brazil Switzerland Sweden
US$ Mil. 72,80 82,55 79,62 93,48
Percent 2,32% 2,46% 2,14% 1,93%
9 Brazil Netherlands Norway Netherlands
US$ Mil. 70,58 75,26 69,85 88,66
Percent 2,25% 2,24% 1,88% 1,83%
10 Spain Switzerland Netherlands Switzerland
US$ Mil. 68,02 60,32 66,63 85,95
Percent 2,17% 1,80% 1,79% 1,78%
All Countries        
US$ Mil. 3.141 3.355 3.725 4.833
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100%

Sources:

1974-1990: United Nations: Report of the Committee on Contributions. General Assembly Official Records: 30th - 46th Session, Supplement No.11 (A/../11/Add.1/Annex II).

1991-1997: United Nations/General Assembly: Budgetary and financial situation of the United Nations system. Statistical Report by the Administrative Committee on Coordination.

Since 1998: World Food Programme Annual Reports and www.wfp.org.



United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Top 10 Donors
Year 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
1 US US US US US US US US US
US$ Mil. 90,25 67 73,31 67 67 61,3 65,3 57 75,6
Percent 61,53% 50,54% 54,73% 49,07% 46,91% 40,38% 40,21% 29,16% 32,02%
2 Japan UK Japan Sweden Sweden Sweden Japan Switzerland Japan
US$ Mil. 8 8,72 9 9,52 11,65 14,58 16,97 33,35 27,3
Percent 5,45% 6,58% 6,72% 6,97% 8,16% 9,61% 10,45% 17,06% 11,56%
3 Sweden Japan Sweden Japan Japan Italy Sweden Sweden Sweden
US$ Mil. 7,91 8,71 7,94 9,5 10 13,82 15,51 21,51 26,2
Percent 5,39% 6,57% 5,93% 6,96% 7,00% 9,10% 9,55% 11,00% 11,10%
4 UK Canada Norway UK Norway Norway Canada Italy Italy
US$ Mil. 7,76 8,02 7,25 7,15 9,72 9,76 9,48 12,12 19,98
Percent 5,29% 6,05% 5,41% 5,24% 6,81% 6,43% 5,84% 6,20% 8,46%
5 Norway Norway UK Italy UK Japan Norway Germany, F.R. Canada
US$ Mil. 7,69 7,67 6,56 6,42 7,86 9,66 9,43 10,67 12,78
Percent 5,24% 5,79% 4,90% 4,70% 5,50% 6,36% 5,81% 5,46% 5,41%
6 Canada Sweden Canada Canada Canada UK Italy Japan Germany
US$ Mil. 5,03 7,48 6,22 6,12 6,94 9,09 9,17 10,05 12,29
Percent 3,43% 5,64% 4,64% 4,48% 4,86% 5,99% 5,65% 5,14% 5,21%
7 Denmark Saudi Arabia Denmark Germany, F.R. Denmark Canada UK Norway Norway
US$ Mil. 3,81 7,2 4,06 4,5 5,21 6,9 9,12 10,05 11,05
Percent 2,60% 5,43% 3,03% 3,30% 3,65% 4,55% 5,62% 5,14% 4,68%
8 Germany, F.R. Germany, F.R. Germany, F.R. Denmark Germany, F.R. Germany, F.R. Germany, F.R. UK UK
US$ Mil. 3,59 3,57 3,11 4,49 4,99 5,99 6,02 9,27 10,67
Percent 2,45% 2,69% 2,32% 3,29% 3,49% 3,95% 3,71% 4,74% 4,52%
9 Netherlands Denmark Saudi Arabia Netherlands Italy Denmark Finland Canada Netherlands
US$ Mil. 2,42 3,17 2,2 3 4,62 5,63 3 8,96 7,59
Percent 1,65% 2,39% 1,64% 2,20% 3,23% 3,71% 1,85% 4,58% 3,22%
10 Italy Australia Spain Saudi Arabia Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands Finland
US$ Mil. 1,56 2,2 1,95 2,2 3,35 3,06 2,77 5,56 5,79
Percent 1,06% 1,66% 1,46% 1,61% 2,35% 2,02% 1,71% 2,84% 2,45%
All Countries                  
US$ Mil. 146,67 132,56 133,96 136,55 142,83 151,79 162,39 195,47 236,08
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
 

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