In 2012, the European Union provided the highest official development assistance to Turkey — an upper middle-income country that has claimed the top spot two years in a row. What other countries have made it into the top 10? Check out this slideshow to find out.

1. Top 10 Recipients of EU Aid

2. In 2012, the European Union disbursed €9.54 billion in
official development assistance.Which countries received
the highest funding that year? Here’s the top 10.

3. Turkey
€418.88 million
Multisector: €203.20 million
Social infrastructures: €117.18 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €94.10 million
Humanitarian aid: €2.65 million
Production: €1.72 million
Other/unallocated: €0.03 million

4. Palestinian territories
€247.09 million
Social infrastructures: €184.25 million
Humanitarian aid: €52.41 million
Food security & budget support: €4.23 million
Multisector: €3.20 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €2.21 million
Other/unallocated: €0.47 million
Production: €0.31 million

5. Afghanistan
€199.63 million
Social infrastructures: €126.59 million
Humanitarian aid: €35.56 million
Production: €20.15 million
Multisector: €9.67 million
Food security & budget support: €7.05 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €0.60 million
Other/unallocated: €0.01 million

6. Ethiopia
€193.11 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €81.09 million
Social infrastructures: €51.34 million
Humanitarian aid: €43.87 million
Food security & budget support: €6.96 million
Multisector: €4.78 million
Production: €4.74 million
Other/unallocated: €0.33 million

7. Serbia
€185.57 million
Social infrastructures: €111.28 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €35.61 million
Multisector: €23.01 million
Production: €10.03 million
Humanitarian aid: €5.42 million
Other/unallocated: €0.22 million

8. Democratic Republic of the
€182.39 million
Social infrastructures: €71.52 million
Humanitarian aid: €62.15 million
Production: €21.18 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €18.32 million
Multisector: €7.34 million
Other/unallocated: €1.77 million
Food security & budget support: €0.10 million
Congo

9. Niger
€175.84 million
Food security & budget support: €83.28 million
Humanitarian aid: €38.78 million
Social infrastructures: €31.78 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €14.96 million
Production: €3.66 million
Multisector: €2.75 million
Other/unallocated: €0.63 million

10. Kosovo
€156.34 million
Social infrastructures: €126.91 million
Multisector: €8.96 million
Production: €8.62 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €8.55 million
Humanitarian aid: €2.15 million
Other/unallocated: €1.15 million

11. Sudan
€149.38 million
Humanitarian aid: €103.05 million
Food security & budget support: €22.01 million
Social infrastructures: €20.54 million
Multisector: €3.43 million
Production: €0.25 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €0.08 million
Other/unallocated: €0.01 million

12. Pakistan
€147.91 million
Humanitarian aid: €107.86 million
Social infrastructures: €17.10 million
Multisector: €16.92 million
Food security & budget support: €2.60 million
Production: €2.51 million
Economic infrastructures & services: €0.73 million
Other/unallocated: €0.19 million

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