Bilateral aid to Ukraine as a share 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 February 29, 2024. Estonia contributed around 1.6 percent of its GDP in bilateral aid, followed by Denmark with 1.4 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 allocations to Ukraine were made by the United States, at over 67 billion euros as of February 29, 2024. European Union (EU) institutions, such as the European Commission and the European Council, provided the second-largest amount of assistance, at almost 30 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.