According to statistics compiled by OECD, a global institution organized by 24 developed nations including the US, Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, and Japan, the amount of the foreign aid given by member countries over the last ten years averages out to 0.35 % of the gross national products (GNP) of those nations.
而根據這個由美、加、英、德、法、義、瑞典、丹麥、澳、日等廿四個已開發國家組成的世界性組織統計，近十年來其會員國的援外金額，平均在該國國民生產毛額（GNP）的百分之○．三五左右。