On 20 January 2025, President Trump halted all US foreign aid pending a review. By 10 March, 83 % of USAID programmes had been terminated, creating a US$60 billion funding gap that neither Team Europe – the EU and its Member States collectively – nor other donors can fill, amid declining global official development assistance (ODA).
Written by Éric Pichon and Györgyi Mácsai.
On 20 January 2025, President Trump halted all US foreign aid pending a review. By 10 March, 83 % of USAID programmes had been terminated, creating a US$60 billion funding gap that neither Team Europe – the EU and its Member States collectively – nor other donors can fill, amid declining global official development assistance (ODA). This infographic uses OECD Development Assistant Committee (DAC) data on 2023 ODA commitments and disbursements. Commitments are pledged funds reflecting donor priorities, while disbursements show actual transfers, tracked yearly. Since disbursements often span multiple years, annual payments may stem from past commitments. Commitments are recorded in full when made, while disbursements track the timing of aid.
Read this infographic on ‘Cuts in US development assistance‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.
US ODA by sectorCommitments, 2023, share of total (%)
Top recipients of US ODA, compared with aid from Team Europe2023
Team Europe, US and UK ODA between 2013 and 2023Disbursements, 2013-2023, constant prices, US$ billion
Team Europe ODA by sectorCommitments, 2023, share of total (%)
Main donors of ODA worldwideDisbursements, 2023, share of total (%)
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