Some statistics on different countries’ “pledges” of military aid to Ukraine flashed by my consciousness. I wondered if the US was shouldering more than its fair share of the load. The answer is no.
How much of a country’s wealth do they commit to Ukraine? I found a neat table with aid to Ukraine (financial, humanitarian, and military for the 2 years between January 2022 and 2024) … as a % of the 2021 donor country GDP. Credit to statista.com.
I guess some might argue but GDP seems a reasonable measure of how wealthy a country is … “bundling” financial, humanitarian, and military aid also seems reasonable; different countries have different resources, capabilities, and values.
The Data Says (aka Money talks, BS walks): Surprising to me, anyway, the USA is way down the list, about the same as Bulgaria. France, Italy, and Spain only do slightly more than South Korea … and a lot less than Japan?? Not surprising, if you’re close to Russia, you’re more committed.
Estonia 3.55%
Denmark 2.41%
Norway 1.72%
Lithuania 1.54%
Latvia 1.15%
Finland 0.71%
Poland 0.69%
Netherlands 0.67%
Slovakia 0.65%
Germany 0.57%
UK 0.55%
Czechia 0.52%
Sweden 0.51%
Croatia 0.44%
Belgium 0.41%
Switzerland 0.33%
Bulgaria 0.32%
Canada 0.32%
USA 0.32%
Austria 0.18%
Japan 0.17%
Luxembourg 0.17%
Iceland 0.16%
Slovenia 0.14%
Greece 0.09%
Spain 0.07%
Italy 0.07%
France 0.07%
South Korea 0.05%
Romania 0.05%
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