The illustration below demonstrates the amount of aid, measured in billions of dollars, provided to six different countries between 2008 and 2010.
Overall, the demand for aid from the US, Germany, and the UK was the least popular in Europe during this period. In contrast, the other three countries, which are located on different continents, experienced quite the opposite situation.
To begin with, the USA had the highest requests for aid, receiving approximately $22 billion in 2008, which was significantly more than the other countries. There were fluctuations in the aid requests in the US, with a decline in 2009 followed by a peak in 2010. The second least popular aid request came from Germany, which started at around $10 billion and increased to just under $16 billion by the end of the period. Meanwhile, the UK’s aid requests varied throughout the years.
In terms of the Netherlands and Sweden, both countries saw an increase in aid requests in 2009, reaching just under $10 billion. However, unlike the other countries, Japan, which is located in Asia, experienced a decline in aid requests during the same year. Finally, the last two European countries, the Netherlands and Sweden, had similar aid amounts at the beginning of the period and ended up with nearly the same figures in 2010, maintaining relative stability throughout the years.