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List of countries by charitable donation as percentage of GDP

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The following list of countries by charitable donation, prima facie, measures the generosity of nations by showing the total charitable donations from individuals within the nation, as a percentage of the nation's GDP.

The figures were published in February 2016 by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in its report titled Gross Domestic Philanthropy.[1] The report only considers the 24 countries about which CAF was able to collect comprehensive data.

2016 rankings

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Rank Country Inflated GDP (USD2005, billions) Amount given (USD, billions) Charitable giving as a % of GDP
1  United States 17,936.0 258.5 1.44
2  New Zealand 142.7 1.1 0.79
3  Canada 1609.0 12.4 0.77
4  United Kingdom 3,203.6 17.4 0.54
5  South Korea 1,369.9 6.9 0.50
6  Singapore 252.5 1.0 0.39
7  India 1,062.5 4.0 0.37
8  Russia 1,211.0 4.2 0.34
9  Italy 2,114.4 6.4 0.30
10  Netherlands 859.8 2.6 0.30
11  Australia 994.4 2.3 0.23
12  Ireland 273.3 0.6 0.22
13  Germany 3,894.4 6.6 0.17
14  Sweden 520.5 0.9 0.16
15  Austria 424.2 0.6 0.14
16  Finland 253.4 0.3 0.13
17  Japan 5,793.6 7.0 0.12
18  France 2,692.2 3.0 0.11
19  Norway 418.6 0.5 0.11
20   Switzerland 569.3 0.5 0.09
21  Spain 1,441.0 0.7 0.05
22  Czech Republic 182.3 0.1 0.04
23  Mexico 1,064.5 0.3 0.03
24  China 6,388.2 1.9 0.03

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PHILANTHROPHY: An international analysis of GDP, tax and giving" (PDF). Charities Aid Foundation. January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2022.