Band 6+: The bar chart shows the amount of financial aid sent to developing countries by six developed nations between 2008 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates the aid that developing countries received from six developed countries over a two year period.

Overall, $ billion of aid from the US accounted for the largest amount of aid, while other countries witnessed smaller support. Notably, Germany generally raised its aid over the period, whereas the Netherlands remained steady.

Regarding the $ billion from the US, its assistance stood at roughly $21 billion in 2008, dropped to about $19 billion in 2009 and rose sharply to approximately $25 billion in 2010. Moreover, Germany’s aid grew from around $10 billion in 2008 to $13 billion in 2009 and about $14 billion in 2010.

As for the number of aid that was allocated from the UK and Japan, both provided nearly $11 billion in 2008. The UK’s assistance fell in 2009 to $10 billion, before recovering in 2010 to about $12 billion. Japan showed similar statistics, declining in 2009 to $9 billion and recovering in 2010 to approximately $11 billion.

The Netherlands and Sweden contributed the least, generally between $6 and $8 billion during the two year period.