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Foreign Aid Report 2022

F. Income Level Figure (6): Funds Disbursed, by Income level

Distribution (In USD millions, 2020-2022)

Least Developed Countries
The UAE organizes its foreign aid through
various lenses, one of which includes examining 2020 1,279.1
aid distribution based on the income level of 2021 891.5
recipient countries. The classifications used are
2022 914.1
informed by the World Bank’s country income
level designations, in conjunction with the OECD-
Upper Middle Income
DAC’s list of ODA recipients for 2022 flows.
2020 275.6
In 2022, 47% of the UAE’s total foreign aid
2021 241.3
disbursements were allocated to Upper Middle-
Income Countries, largely in the form of general 2022 1,622.7
budget support. Jordan and Serbia were
significant beneficiaries, receiving nearly 90% of High Income
the total aid directed to this income group.
2020 618.0
The UAE’s foreign aid to Least Developed 2021 1,037.8
Countries (LDCs) saw an increase of nearly
2022 150.2
3% in 2022. Representing 27% of the total aid
disbursed that year, this assistance was spread
across 35 LDCs. From the perspective of Official Lower Middle Income
Development Assistance (ODA), LDCs were
2020 403.3
beneficiaries of an even more substantial portion,
receiving 41%, or AED 2.69 billion (USD 733.5 2021 532.0
million), of the total UAE ODA in 2022. 2022 420.9

Simultaneously, Lower-Middle Income Countries
Unspecified (Multi-country programs)
(LMICs) remain a priority for the UAE. In 2022,
the UAE allocated AED 944.2 million (USD 257.1 2020 205.3
million), or 14% of its total disbursements, to
2021 376.3
this group. The UAE’s continued support to
LMICs, notwithstanding their unique challenges, 2022 309.1
exemplifies the country’s balanced and inclusive
approach to foreign aid. Low Income

2020 1.6

2021 0.04
2022 32.0