US led ‘historic’ foreign aid decline in 2025 amid Trump cuts

Preliminary data from the OECD indicates that international development aid from its members dropped by about 23% from 2024 to 2025, largely due to a nearly 57% decline in foreign aid from the United States. This marked the first time that all five of the OECD's top donors simultaneously reduced their assistance, totaling only $174.3 billion in 2025, the largest annual drop since records began. OECD officials expressed concern over this decrease amid rising global humanitarian needs.