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Friday 30 October 2026 The money behind public deals, and the press that covers them

Issue · ODA −23.1% in 2025

Foreign aid collapse

Foe

US aid fell 56.9% after USAID was dismantled; the US drove about three-quarters of the global decline. Germany, the UK, Japan and France also cut.

Role: ODA −23.1% in 2025
Type: Issue
Assessment: Foe, since 30 Oct 2026
Last revised: 30 Oct 2026
Sources: 2

Our assessment

US aid fell 56.9% after USAID was dismantled; the US drove about three-quarters of the global decline. Germany, the UK, Japan and France also cut.

Connections

MixedDonald TrumpUSAID dismantled; US ODA −56.9%
FoeOECD donors (DAC)

Assessment history

2026-10-29File opened from the research dataset.

Corrections

No corrections have been made to this case file.