Largest Contributors to the UN Regular Budget 2025

About This Dataset

The countries assessed the largest dues toward the United Nations regular budget in 2025, in US dollars. Each member state's share is set by a formula based mainly on national income, so the largest economies pay the most, subject to a maximum ceiling of 22% for any single country.

✨ AI Insight

The United States is the single largest contributor to the UN regular budget at about $827 million, the maximum any country pays under the 22% assessment ceiling. China is now a clear second at roughly $686 million - a share that has climbed steeply with its economy and now far exceeds every other country except the US. Japan ($237M) and Germany ($195M) are the next largest, followed by the United Kingdom ($137M) and France ($132M). The remaining top contributors - Italy, Canada, South Korea and Australia - each pay under $100 million. The steep drop after the top two shows how heavily UN funding rests on its two biggest economies, and how China's rising assessment has reshaped the traditional Western-dominated funding structure.

Source: United Nations Committee on Contributions

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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United States leads with 827 in All Time.

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Average value in All Time: 255 · median: 135.

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Gap in All Time: United States is 11.8× larger than Australia.