2022-03-11 · billion USD (nominal)
Where official humanitarian aid goes
Illustrative purpose split (OCHA / OECD DAC). Conflict responses still dominate appeals.
Where humanitarian money goes decides who gets relief. In this illustrative 2022 split of official humanitarian assistance, conflict responses dominate: Ukraine alone takes 22% of the $100 billion (nominal) whole, and with Syria, Yemen, Sudan and its neighbors, plus other conflict settings, roughly 85% of aid goes to war-affected crises. Non-conflict crises get just 15%.
1 cell = 0.1 billion USD (nominal) (0.1% of official humanitarian assistance (illustrative)) · 1,000 cells
Context
The split is deliberately illustrative — an OCHA / OECD DAC-style purpose breakdown rather than an audited budget line. Our World in Data stresses that aid measurement is genuinely complicated: what counts as Official Development Assistance, what doesn't, and how much is actually spent abroad all remain open questions.
Ukraine's response is the largest single band at 22%, ahead of the Syria region (18%), Yemen (14%), and Sudan and its neighbors (12%). Add other conflict settings at 19%, and non-conflict crises are left with just 15% of the whole.
Humanitarian appeals are one slice of the broader aid system Our World in Data documents. Governments provide most assistance, aid often targets the poorest countries though not exclusively, and a significant share is spent within donor countries themselves — hosting refugees, funding scholarships, and covering administrative costs.
official humanitarian assistance (illustrative) — illustrative shares via Our World in Data / OCHA themes. Rounded to 1,000 cells.
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