The bar chart illustrates the amount of foreign aid, provided by six different major countries (USA, UK, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, and Sweden) between 2008 and 2010. Units are measured in billion dollars.
Overall, there were rising aid for the USA, the UK, Germany and Netherlands, whereas Sweden experienced a decline over the period. In contrast, Japan’s category showed remained relatively stable throughout the three years. Notably, USA recorded the highest trajectory during the period.
In 2008, USA started at around 22 billion dollars, a figure that then decreased a minimal decline in 2009. After that, this number increased again to 25 billion dollars in the final year. Meanwhile, the UK experienced steady growth, improved gradually from about 8 billion dollars in 2008 to 14 billion dollars in 2010. As for, Germany stood at almost 11 billion dollars at the beginning of the period. Following this, it declined slowly to 10 billion dollars. Finally, it climbed to 13 billion dollars once more in the final year. When it comes to Netherlands, it recorded nearly to 6 billion dollars at the beginning of the period and it rose to 8 billion dollars in 2009. Eventually, this figure fell roughly to 7 billion dollars at the end of the period.
By contrast, Sweden began at approximately 6 billion dollars in 2008. Subsequently, it jumped slightly to 7 billion dollars in 2009. Ultimately, this trajectory witnessed dropped invisibly to 5 billion dollars in 2010.