From January 24, 2022, to February 28, 2025, the European Union (EU) institutions, such as the Commission and the EU Council, provided around 52.1 billion euros in bilateral financial, humanitarian, and military aid to Ukraine in view of the Russian invasion that started in February 2022. The highest value of allocations was recorded from the United States at over 114 billion euros. U.S. aid to Ukraine As of February 28, 2025, the value of U.S. bilateral aid allocations to Ukraine represented 0.53 percent of 2021 donor GDP. The U.S. donated the largest amount of bilateral military, financial, and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Generally, U.S. foreign aid to Ukraine has increased since 2015. Where does military aid to Ukraine come from? The U.S., Germany, the United Kingdom (UK), and Denmark were the largest suppliers of military aid to Ukraine. In monetary terms, the U.S. bilateral military assistance to the country reached approximately 64.6 billion euros as of February 28, 2025. As part of that aid, the U.S. transported over 7,700 air defense missiles and over 1,600 air defense systems to Ukraine and other European partners as of January 2025. Furthermore, the U.S. delivered the most units of M777 howitzer artillery to the 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 28, 2025. Estonia contributed 2.34 percent of its GDP in bilateral aid, followed by Denmark with 2.32 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 114 billion euros as of February 28, 2025. European Union (EU) institutions, such as the European Commission and the European Council, allocated the second-largest amount of assistance, at almost 52.1 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 allocated the largest amount of bilateral aid to Ukraine from January 24, 2022, at around 17 billion euros, while Estonia allocated the largest share of GDP.

Between 2022 and 2024 Europe provided a total of 118.2 billion euros in aid to Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion that began in February 2022. Of all the countries, Germany contributed the most, providing over 15 billion euros, followed by the UK with almost 14 billion euros.

Ukraine UA: Net Official Development Assistance Received per Capita: Current Price data was reported at 33.844 USD in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 32.098 USD for 2015. Ukraine UA: Net Official Development Assistance Received per Capita: Current Price data is updated yearly, averaging 15.624 USD from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2016, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.844 USD in 2016 and a record low of 8.579 USD in 2005. Ukraine UA: Net Official Development Assistance Received per Capita: Current Price data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Net official development assistance (ODA) per capita consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients; and is calculated by dividing net ODA received by the midyear population estimate. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).; ; Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, and International Development Statistics database. Data are available online at: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline. World Bank population estimates are used for the denominator.; Weighted Average;

Between January 2022 and August 2024, Germany was the country in Europe that provided the most amount of military aid to Ukraine, with a total of 10.6 billion euros. In second place, the UK provided a total of 9.4 billion euros in military aid.

Ukraine UA: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data was reported at 3.413 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.672 % for 2016. Ukraine UA: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.829 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.125 % in 1997 and a record low of 0.465 % in 1993. Ukraine UA: Military Expenditure: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.); ; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.; Weighted average; Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates.

Ukraine: Public spending on education, percent of public spending: The latest value from 2022 is 8.49 percent, a decline from 14.25 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 13.94 percent, based on data from 113 countries. Historically, the average for Ukraine from 2001 to 2022 is 13.84 percent. The minimum value, 8.49 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 15.23 percent was recorded in 2010.

Ukraine UA: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: Canada data was reported at 50.950 USD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 218.650 USD mn for 2015. Ukraine UA: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: Canada data is updated yearly, averaging 16.895 USD mn from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2016, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 244.130 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 2.620 USD mn in 1991. Ukraine UA: Net Bilateral Aid Flows from Development Assistance Committee Donors: Canada data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors are the net disbursements of official development assistance (ODA) or official aid from the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. DAC members are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, and European Union Institutions. Regional aggregates include data for economies not specified elsewhere. World and income group totals include aid not allocated by country or region. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Development Co-operation Report, and International Development Statistics database. Data are available online at: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline.; Sum;

The average for 2022 based on 145 countries was 1.98 percent. The highest value was in Ukraine: 33.55 percent and the lowest value was in Haiti: 0.07 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Ukraine's military expenditure decreased by 0.3 percent between 2023 and 2024, having reached 64.7 billion current U.S. dollars. In 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Ukraine increased its defense budget significantly to over 41 billion current U.S. dollars and became one of the countries with the highest military expenditure worldwide. Furthermore, Ukraine was the country with the most significant increase in defense spending over the past decade. Key figures on the Ukrainian Army The number of active military personnel in Ukraine reached 900,000 as of May 2025. Active soldiers exclude reservists and paramilitary personnel. Moreover, Ukraine has one of the most powerful militaries in Europe as per PowerIndex score, which considers military might, financials, as well as logistics and geography. How much of its GDP does Ukraine on defense?
Ukraine’s military spending accounted for over one-third of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024. This share was considerably larger than in 2021, when it stood at 3.4 percent. The country’s ratio of defense expenditure to GDP has been saw a decline in 2024.

Historical chart and dataset showing Ukraine education spending by year from 2001 to 2022.

The average for 2022 based on 40 countries was 2.4 percent. The highest value was in Ukraine: 33.55 percent and the lowest value was in Ireland: 0.23 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The European country which supports the EU's policy of financing and supplying military equipment to Ukraine in its war against Russia is Albania, with the most supportive EU countries being Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, and Poland, with over ** percent of respondents in all of these countries agreeing with the policy. In contrast, Serbia was the European country with the most negative outlook on the policy with almost *********** of respondents in the South-Eastern European country disagreeing with the policy - Serbia is widely considered to be the most pro-Russia European country, apart from Belarus. EU countries which are skeptical of the EU's policy of military aid to Ukraine include Cyrpus, Bulgaria, and Slovakia. Germany, the EU's largest economic power and perhaps the most important European supporter of Ukraine, has a geographical split in its opinion towards Ukraine, as ********** of West Germans agree with the policy, while only a third of East Germans do. This divide has its roots in the division of the country during the Cold War, when East Germany (the German Democratic Republic) was within the Soviet Union's sphere of influence, which has left a lasting effect in some East Germans' sympathy for Russia's position, or at least skepticism towards funding and arming Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

Ukraine Consolidated Govt Budget: Revenue: Govt of Other Countries & Intl Org Transfers data was reported at 4,198.200 UAH mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,882.200 UAH mn for 2015. Ukraine Consolidated Govt Budget: Revenue: Govt of Other Countries & Intl Org Transfers data is updated yearly, averaging 305.600 UAH mn from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2016, with 15 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,383.000 UAH mn in 2014 and a record low of 104.500 UAH mn in 2007. Ukraine Consolidated Govt Budget: Revenue: Govt of Other Countries & Intl Org Transfers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.F005: Government Budget: Consolidated: Annual.

Ukraine Pension and Social Security Funds: Expenditure data was reported at 64,636.000 UAH mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 55,216.700 UAH mn for Mar 2018. Ukraine Pension and Social Security Funds: Expenditure data is updated quarterly, averaging 39,816.700 UAH mn from Mar 2005 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64,636.000 UAH mn in Jun 2018 and a record low of 10,453.000 UAH mn in Mar 2005. Ukraine Pension and Social Security Funds: Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.F014: Pension Fund and Social Security Funds: Revenue and Expenditure.

As a share of gross domestic product (GDP), Ukraine spent more on its military than any other country in 2024, reaching 35 percent of the country's GDP. The high figure is due to the country being invaded by Russia in February 2022. Israel, that is fighting Hamas in the Gaza war, and Algeria followed behind.Leading military spending countriesIn gross terms, the countries with the highest military spending are the United States, China, and Russia. However, these are countries with large populations and GDPs, and smaller countries usually cannot compete alone, regardless of how much they invest. For this reason, they form alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). NATO countries aim to pool two percent of their GDP towards their own militaries and to aid each other in case of war. Regional differencesThe past decade has seen an increase in global military spending. This has not been distributed evenly. That period saw large positive changes in military spending from several Asian countries, including a large increase from China. While this does not reflect the number of active conflicts, it reflects growing tensions in global affairs.

The United States led the ranking of the countries with the highest military spending in 2024, with 997 billion U.S. dollars dedicated to the military. That constituted almost 40 percent of the total military spending worldwide that year, which amounted to 2.7 trillion U.S. dollars. This amounted to 3.4 percent of the U.S.'s gross domestic product (GDP), placing the country lower in the ranking of military expenditure as a percentage of GDP, compared to Ukraine, Israel, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. China was the second largest military spender, with an estimated 314 billion U.S. dollars spent, with Russia following in third. Defense budgetAccording to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the outlays for defense will rise to 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars by 2033. The largest parts of the budget are dedicated to the Departments of the Navy and the Air Force. The budget for the U.S. Air Force for 2024 was nearly 260 billion U.S. dollars.Global military spendingThe value of military spending globally has grown steadily in the past years and reached 2.7 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024. Reasons for this are the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, the war in Gaza, as well as increasing tensions in the South China Sea. North America is by far the leading region worldwide in terms of expenditure on the military.

Ukraine Consolidated Govt Budget: Expenditure: Year to Date: Public Health Care data was reported at 47,929.696 UAH mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 38,153.168 UAH mn for May 2018. Ukraine Consolidated Govt Budget: Expenditure: Year to Date: Public Health Care data is updated monthly, averaging 29,163.250 UAH mn from Mar 2010 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 99 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102,392.429 UAH mn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 2,312.700 UAH mn in Jan 2015. Ukraine Consolidated Govt Budget: Expenditure: Year to Date: Public Health Care data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.F004: Government Budget: Consolidated: ytd.

Ukraine Govt Finance: Consolidated Budget: Expenditures: in % of GDP data was reported at 33.400 % in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 33.600 % for 2013. Ukraine Govt Finance: Consolidated Budget: Expenditures: in % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 32.600 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2014, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.400 % in 1994 and a record low of 26.700 % in 2002. Ukraine Govt Finance: Consolidated Budget: Expenditures: in % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bank of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.F007: Government Finance.

Ukraine Households Expenditure & Saving: Savings of Non Financial Assets data was reported at -5,295.000 UAH mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -5,481.000 UAH mn for 2016. Ukraine Households Expenditure & Saving: Savings of Non Financial Assets data is updated yearly, averaging 3,176.500 UAH mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29,515.000 UAH mn in 2008 and a record low of -5,481.000 UAH mn in 2016. Ukraine Households Expenditure & Saving: Savings of Non Financial Assets data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by State Statistics Service of Ukraine. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Ukraine – Table UA.H009: Household Income and Expenditure: Annual.