Total bilateral aid to Ukraine as a percentage of donor GDP 2022-2024, by country
Estonia donated the most significant percentage of its 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) to help Ukraine over the period between January 24, 2022, and January 15, 2024. Estonia contributed around 3.6 percent of its GDP in bilateral aid, followed by Denmark with 2.4 percent of GDP. Besides the Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland donated the largest share of GDP. Western countries sent aid to Ukraine in view of the Russian invasion that began in February 2022.
Who donated the most to Ukraine?
In absolute terms, the largest bilateral aid commitments to Ukraine were made by the European Union (EU) institutions, such as the European Commission and the European Council, at almost 85 billion euros as of January 15, 2024. The United States provided the second-largest amount of financial assistance, at 24 billion euros. The United Kingdom (UK) was the fourth-leading source of bilateral aid.
EU aid to Ukraine
The EU has supported Ukraine with over 17 billion euros in financial assistance since 2014 as of January 2022. Of them, the largest share of aid has been provided as additional loans from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Among EU members, Germany was the largest provider of bilateral aid to Ukraine from January 24, 2022, at around 22 billion euros, while Estonia donated the largest share of GDP.