U.S. government has committed to providing the most arms, weapons, and other equipment for Ukraine by far
Looking at pledges of military aid to Ukraine between the start of the Russian invasion and May 10, 2022, the U.S. government has committed to providing the most arms, weapons, and other equipment by far. Almost $26 billion in military aid was pledged up until the given date, according to the Ukraine Support Tracker by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Statista reports.
The second-ranked country, the United Kingdom, has pledged far less — $2.5 billion — in the given time frame. In relative terms, however, both military aid commitments amount to approximately 0.1 percent of either country’s GDP. Looking at this metric, Ukraine’s smaller neighbors contributed more to its war effort, for example, Poland (military aid of 0.3 percent of GDP) or Estonia (0.8 percent). Even when combining military, financial and humanitarian aid delivered or pledged by the U.S. is added up, this only amounts to 0.2 percent of the country’s GDP.
Other big donors of military aid to Ukraine are Germany and Canada – even though their relative pledges only amount to 0.04 percent and 0.05 percent of their respective GDPs.
The IfW Kiel’s Ukraine Support Tracker systematically records the value of the support that the governments of 37 mostly Western countries have pledged to Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022. The military, financial and humanitarian aid that is publicly known is recorded in the database.
