List of countries by charitable donation as percentage of GDP

The following list of countries by charitable donation, prima facie, measures the generosity of nations by showing the percentage of GDP donated to non-profit organizations by individuals.

The figures were published in January 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

Rank	Country/Territory	% of GDP donated to non-profit organizations by individuals
1	United States	1.44
2	New Zealand	0.79
3	Canada	0.77
4	United Kingdom	0.54
5	South Korea	0.50
6	Singapore	0.39
7	India	0.37
8	Russia	0.34
9	Italy	0.30
10	Netherlands	0.30
11	Australia	0.23
12	Ireland	0.22
13	Germany	0.17
14	Sweden	0.16
15	Austria	0.14
16	Finland	0.13
17	Japan	0.12
18	France	0.11
19	Norway	0.11
20	Switzerland	0.09
21	Spain	0.05
22	Czech Republic	0.04
23	Mexico	0.03
23	China	0.03

See also

• List of development aid country donors
• List of countries by Official Development Assistance received

References

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