Disasters > Tsunami > Funds pledged per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Funds pledged by the governments of developed countries for tsunami relief (as of September 30th 2005). The World Bank has pledged $250 million and the European Union $44 million. There have been significant amounts coming in from the UN and other aid agencies like IMF, UNDP, UNESCO, Red Cross, etc. which are not mentioned here. Private donations and collections from media campaigns are also high in many European countries, but have not been included here. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	KuwaitKuwait	$43.55	2005
2	NorwayNorway	$37.92	2005
3	QatarQatar	$30.44	2005
4	LuxembourgLuxembourg	$23.65	2005
5	AustraliaAustralia	$21.13	2005
6	NetherlandsNetherlands	$19.12	2005
7	DenmarkDenmark	$14.21	2005
8	FinlandFinland	$12.45	2005
9	New ZealandNew Zealand	$11.61	2005
10	CanadaCanada	$10.68	2005
11	SwedenSweden	$8.00	2005
12	AustriaAustria	$7.94	2005
13	GermanyGermany	$7.69	2005
14	FranceFrance	$7.03	2005
15	IrelandIreland	$6.28	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	$5.19	2005
16	United Arab EmiratesUAE	$4.82	2005
17	JapanJapan	$3.91	2005
18	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	$3.90	2005
19	BelgiumBelgium	$3.24	2005
20	United StatesUnited States	$3.05	2005
21	ItalyItaly	$2.37	2005
22	BahrainBahrain	$2.27	2005
23	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	$1.59	2005
24	GreeceGreece	$1.35	2005
25	PortugalPortugal	$1.23	2005
26	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	$1.22	2005
27	Hong KongHong Kong	$0.94	2005
28	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	$0.88	2005
29	SingaporeSingapore	$0.73	2005
30	CyprusCyprus	$0.36	2005
31	LibyaLibya	$0.36	2005
32	ChinaChina	$0.05	2005
33	PolandPoland	$0.03	2005
34	SpainSpain	$0.02	2005
35	IndiaIndia	$0.02	2005
36	BulgariaBulgaria	$0.02	2005

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