Mapped: Which Countries Pay the Most to the UN?

A Global Look at Who Funds the United Nations

The United Nations relies on government funding for everything from peacekeeping to humanitarian assistance. Contributions include mandatory assessments and voluntary funding, which allows governments to support specific agencies and programs.

This visualization, created by Iswardi Ishak, maps government contributions to the UN system using 2025 figures attributed to the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB).

Which Countries Contribute the Most?

The following table ranks government contributions to the UN system, combining assessed contributions, voluntary funding, and other revenue. All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.

Rank	Country/Territory	Total Contributions (in USD Millions)
1	United States of America	7,094
2	Germany	3,462
3	China	2,726
4	United Kingdom	2,518
5	Japan	2,171
6	Sweden	1,720
7	Canada	1,511
8	Norway	1,414
9	Netherlands	1,297
10	South Korea	1,265
11	France	1,139
12	Italy	1,086
13	Switzerland	764
14	Denmark	753
15	Australia	676
16	Brazil	631
17	Saudi Arabia	628
18	Spain	624
19	Colombia	621
20	Belgium	508
21	Argentina	492
22	Russia	451
23	Ireland	387
24	Finland	338
25	Austria	233
26	Guatemala	224
27	Luxembourg	215
28	India	211
29	Qatar	209
30	New Zealand	181
31	Iran	180
32	Honduras	178
33	United Arab Emirates	177
34	Peru	170
35	South Sudan	163
36	Somalia	163
37	Panama	157
38	Bangladesh	154
39	Ecuador	148
40	Mexico	145
41	Türkiye	133
42	Kuwait	132
43	Gabon	130
44	Greece	112
45	Poland	108
46	Indonesia	96
47	Haiti	84
48	Chile	84
49	Singapore	84
50	Dominican Republic	81
51	Central African Republic	79
52	Israel	78
53	Portugal	68
54	Nigeria	66
55	Uzbekistan	66
56	Uruguay	61
57	Democratic Republic of the Congo	57
58	Czechia	56
59	Cyprus	53
60	Iceland	52
61	Cuba	52
62	Egypt	52
63	Mozambique	51
64	Pakistan	49
65	Kazakhstan	49
66	Nicaragua	47
67	Paraguay	45
68	Dominica	44
69	Angola	44
70	Costa Rica	44
71	Thailand	43
72	Ethiopia	42
73	Hungary	42
74	South Africa	41
75	Romania	41
76	Morocco	40
77	Malaysia	40
78	Chad	39
79	Philippines	34
80	Bolivia	34
81	Turkmenistan	33
82	El Salvador	31
83	Lebanon	31
84	Iraq	31
85	Niger	30
86	Serbia	27
87	Kenya	27
88	Slovakia	26
89	Madagascar	25
90	Montenegro	23
91	Cameroon	23
92	Zambia	22
93	Malawi	22
94	Burkina Faso	22
95	Côte d'Ivoire	21
96	Oman	21
97	Burundi	20
98	Jordan	20
99	Azerbaijan	19
100	Croatia	18
101	Slovenia	18
102	Venezuela	18
103	Viet Nam	17
104	Trinidad and Tobago	17
105	Ukraine	14
106	Sudan	13
107	Benin	13
108	Libya	13
109	Myanmar	13
110	Monaco	13
111	Bulgaria	12
112	Guinea	12
113	Liberia	11
114	North Macedonia	11
115	Lithuania	10
116	Kyrgyzstan	10
117	Cambodia	10
118	Algeria	10
119	Bosnia and Herzegovina	9.4
120	China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	9.2
121	Sierra Leone	9.2
122	Mauritania	8.3
123	Estonia	8.3
124	Mongolia	7.7
125	Malta	7.7
126	Guinea-Bissau	7.5
127	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	7.0
128	Barbados	7.0
129	Bahrain	6.9
130	Latvia	6.8
131	United Republic of Tanzania	6.7
132	Marshall Islands	6.6
133	Equatorial Guinea	6.5
134	State of Palestine	6.4
135	Senegal	6.3
136	Belarus	5.9
137	Sri Lanka	5.7
138	Nepal	5.6
139	Timor-Leste	5.5
140	Botswana	5.5
141	Bahamas	5.3
142	Mali	5.0
143	Syria	4.9
144	Liechtenstein	4.9
145	Namibia	4.5
146	Sao Tome and Principe	4.5
147	Uganda	4.5
148	Ghana	4.4
149	Papua New Guinea	4.2
150	Tunisia	4.0
151	Guyana	3.9
152	Gambia	3.9
153	Taiwan	3.8
154	Kosovo	3.7
155	Moldova	3.7
156	Afghanistan	3.7
157	Jamaica	3.5
158	Fiji	3.5
159	Albania	3.4
160	Rwanda	3.4
161	Brunei Darussalam	3.2
162	Armenia	3.1
163	Mauritius	3.0
164	Georgia	3.0
165	Laos	2.9
166	Congo	2.9
167	Tajikistan	2.5
168	Solomon Islands	2.4
169	Lesotho	2.4
170	Eswatini	2.4
171	Vanuatu	2.2
172	Seychelles	2.2
173	Djibouti	2.0
174	Belize	1.9
175	Jersey	1.8
176	Samoa	1.7
177	Suriname	1.4
178	Maldives	1.3
179	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	1.3
180	Andorra	1.3
181	Bhutan	1.1
182	China, Macao Special Administrative Region	1.0
183	Cabo Verde	0.9
184	Antigua and Barbuda	0.8
185	Togo	0.8
186	Zimbabwe	0.8
187	Yemen	0.8
188	Comoros	0.8
189	San Marino	0.7
190	Tuvalu	0.6
191	Saint Lucia	0.6
192	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.6
193	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.5
194	Grenada	0.5
195	Eritrea	0.5
196	Aruba	0.4
197	Palau	0.4
198	New Caledonia	0.4
199	Cook Islands	0.3
200	Bermuda	0.3
201	Curaçao	0.3
202	Holy See	0.3
203	Tonga	0.3
204	Guernsey	0.3
205	Cayman Islands	0.3
206	Kiribati	0.2
207	Nauru	0.2
208	Micronesia (Federated States of)	0.2
209	Montserrat	0.2
210	Turks and Caicos Islands	0.2
211	Tokelau	0.2
212	Puerto Rico	0.1
213	British Virgin Islands	0.1
214	Anguilla	0.1
215	Niue	0.1
216	Faroe Islands	0.03
217	French Polynesia	0.02
--	Total	40,751

European countries account for seven of the top 10 contributors, highlighting the region’s substantial role in financing the UN system. Germany leads Europe, while Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands contribute more than several much larger economies.

India contributes $211 million, compared with China’s $2.7 billion, illustrating the significant differences in UN funding among the world’s most populous countries.

How Are UN Contributions Calculated?

UN funding combines mandatory assessments with voluntary contributions. Assessments reflect countries’ capacity to pay, factoring in gross national income, debt, and income per capita.

The UN’s regular budget caps individual assessments at 22%, a ceiling reached by the United States. Peacekeeping uses a separate formula, with higher rates for permanent Security Council members. U.S. law also generally limits American peacekeeping contributions to 25%.

These assessment caps do not apply to voluntary funding, which supports agencies such as UNICEF and the World Food Programme.

What Does America Gain From Funding the UN?

For Washington, UN funding supports diplomatic influence, humanitarian objectives, and international stability. Multilateral peacekeeping also helps distribute security costs among countries, complementing the role of mutual defense alliances.

However, financial contributions do not directly translate into voting power. Every General Assembly member receives one vote, regardless of how much it contributes.

The Security Council’s five permanent members hold veto powers, providing a separate source of institutional influence. Meanwhile, governments can earmark voluntary contributions for specific programs, helping shape which humanitarian and development priorities receive funding.

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