Foreign Aid
¿What portion of our GDP does the US give annually in foreign aid?
How accurate was your prediction?
What story does this chart tell?
How does the US compare with other countries in terms of generosity?
Did you know that if all the countries in this chart gave just .70% (that's seventy cents on 100 dollars) in foreign aid we could achieve the Millennium Goals and cut worldwide poverty in half? How far is the US from that level of giving?
Did you know that the average American thinks we give about 20% of our budget on foreign aid? It's actually about 1% of our budget. Here's a great story, Surprise, Americans want to slash foreign aid to 10 times its current size. Why do you think Americans are so wrong about how much our country gives?
In the comments section, explain what portion of our GDP you think should go to foreign aid:
