Hear The Issues - Political Articles and Commentary: Tsunami Donations

Compiled by David Pakman

Country	Pledge in $	Pledge as % of GDP
Algeria	$2,000,000	.0012%
Australia	$815,000,000	.1543%
Austria	$10,880,000	.0048%
Bahrain	$2,000,000	.02041%
Belgium	$16,320,000	.00548%
Bulgaria	$140,000	.000276%
Canada	$80,000,000	.00867%
China	$83,000,000	.00106%
Croatia	$690,000	.00177%
Cyprus	$370,000	.00393%
Czech Republic	$690,000	.000442%
Denmark	$76,830,000	.0494%
European Union	$529,300,000	n/a
Finland	$66,160,000	.04857%
France	$64,570,000	.00419%
Germany	$660,000,000	.0302%
Greece	$1,340,000	.00066%
Hungary	$1,200,000	.00089%
India	$25,000,000	.000939%
Ireland	$13,620,000	.01149%
Italy	$95,000,000	.00661%
Japan	$500,000,000	.01408%
Kuwait	$10,000,000	.0292%
Libya	$2,000,000	.00488%
Luxembourg	$6,800,000	.034%
Mali	$200,000	.00204%
Netherlands	$34,000,000	.00783%
New Zealand	$3,600,000	.00457%
Niger	$250,000	.00284%
North Korea	$150,000	.000681%
Norway	$181,900,000	.1272%
Poland	$1,000,000	.00027%
Portugal	$10,590,000	.00582%
Qatar	$25,000,000	.1453%
Saudi Arabia	$30,000,000	.1234%
Senegal	$200,000	.00123%
Singapore	$23,100,000	.022%
Slovakia	$230,000	.000348%
Slovenia*	$240,000	.000666%
South Korea	$50,000,000	.00537%
Spain	$68,020,000	.00821%
Sweden	$80,000,000	.0352%
Switzerland	$23,810,000	.0103%
Taiwan	$50,250,000	.01234%
Turkey	$1,250,000	.000267%
United Arab Emirates	$20,000,000	.0377%
United Kingdom	$96,000,000	.00631%
United States	$350,000,000	.003365%
Venezuela	$2,000,000	.00151%
World Bank	$250,000,000	n/a

In the table to the right, I've compiled the most up-to-date list of government aid for the Indian Ocean Tsunami, and calculated their pledge as a percentage of the country's GDP. The top 15 countries in terms of raw number of dollars (not including the $461m donation of the European Union and the $250m donation of the World Bank) are:

Australia - $815m

Germany - $660m

Japan - $500m

United States - $350m

Norway - $181.9m

United Kingdom - $96m

Italy - $95m

China - $93m

Canada - $80m

Sweden - $80m

Denmark - $76.83m

Spain - $68.02m

Finland - $66.16m

France - $64.57m

Taiwan - $50.25m

The top 15 countries ranked by their pledge as a percentage of their economy are as follows:

Australia

Qatar

Norway

Saudi Arabia

Denmark

Finland

United Arab Emirates

Sweden

Luxembourg

Germany

Kuwait

Singapore

Bahrain

Japan

Taiwan

I'll update this list as new data comes in.

Related Links:

Tsunami Country Donations -- Who's Giving What?

Compiled by David Pakman