Nicolas Bay· ECR

Underestimated

The European Union and Member States paid 88 billion euros in 2024 in development aid.

Omissions

• The most recent confirmed data available is for 2023, not 2024, as ODA statistics are typically published with a lag of several months; the figure of EUR 88 billion appears to understate actual EU collective ODA, which reached EUR 95.9 billion in 2023 according to the Council of the EU and EUR 96.5 billion according to the ONE Campaign.
• The claim does not distinguish between ODA from EU Member States (EUR 82.45 billion in 2023 per CONCORD) and collective EU ODA including EU institutions (EUR 95.9 billion in 2023).

Sources

• PrimaryCouncil of the European Union - Press Release on ODA 2023In 2023, EU collective ODA reached EUR 95.9 billion
• PrimaryOECD - Preliminary official development assistance levels in 2024Preliminary ODA data for 2024 (document reference)
• SecondaryCONCORD Europe - AidWatch 2024In 2023, ODA from the 27 EU Member States totaled EUR 82.45 billion (0.51% of combined GNI)
• SecondaryONE Campaign - EU ODA TargetsIn 2023, the EU collectively spent 0.57% of its GNI, or EUR 96.5 billion, on ODA