Official development assistance · 2025
How much does the UK spend on foreign aid?
UK aid totals £6.8bn across the sectors below, led by refugees in donor countries (spent in the uk) at £2.4bn.
UK aid by sector, 2025
- Refugees in donor countries (spent in the UK)£2.4bn
35.3% of aid
- Humanitarian aid£1.3bn
19.5% of aid
- Multisector cross-cutting£1.2bn
18.3% of aid
- Health£932.0m
13.7% of aid
- Government and civil society£902.0m
13.3% of aid
Top recipients of UK bilateral aid
- Ukraine£271.0m
- Yemen£149.0m
- Afghanistan£145.0m
- Nigeria£142.0m
- Sudan£141.0m
- Congo Democratic Republic£139.0m
- Somalia£135.0m
- Ethiopia£132.0m
- Pakistan£113.0m
- Palestine£112.0m
- Syria£106.0m
- South Sudan£103.0m
- Myanmar£97.0m
- Ghana£90.0m
- Kenya£75.0m
- Montserrat£72.0m
- Sri Lanka£72.0m
- Bangladesh£66.0m
- Malawi£65.0m
- Tanzania£62.0m
Bilateral aid goes directly to a country. It excludes money routed through multilateral bodies.
UK foreign aid: common questions
How much does the UK spend on foreign aid?
The sector breakdown on this page sums to £6.8bn of official development assistance in 2025.
What does UK aid money go on?
Refugees in donor countries (spent in the UK) is the largest sector at £2.4bn, 35.3% of the total.
Which country receives the most UK aid?
Ukraine is the largest bilateral recipient at £271.0m.