Largest donor of foreign aid

According figures published by The Economist, the USA donating $28.8 billion (£18 billion) worth of aid to foreign countries in 2009. The list of the 10 most generous donors of foreign aid as of 2009: 1. USA ($28.831 billion); 2. France ($12.6 billion); 3. Germany ($12.079 billion); 4. UK ($11.491 billion); 5. Japan ($9.469 billion); 6. Spain ($6.584 billion); 7. Netherlands ($6.426 billion); 8. Sweden ($4.548 billion); 9. Norway ($4.086 billion); 10. Canada ($4 billion).