- $38.9 billion Net official aid received by Ukraine in 2023, up from $2.2 billion in 2021.
- 4.2× Ukraine received 4.2 times as much as Syria, the next-largest recipient, in 2023.
- 17.6× Ukraine's aid grew nearly 18-fold in two years, so war in Europe reshaped where the world's aid went.
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