Which countries actually contribute the most financially to the WHO? While there also voluntary payments, our chart looks at assessed contributions, which is something like a membership fee and is calculated relative to wealth and population of a country.
Under the Trump administration, WHO funding from the U.S. was slashed, but nevertheless remained the highest in the world. During the Covid-19 pandemic, then-President Donald Trump also withheld money from the organization while accusing it of being too “China-friendly”. In 2022, the regular contribution out of the U.S. has shrunk once more to around $109 million. China is paying in the second highest sum at an unchanged $57.4 million. Japan is in third place with $41.0 million. The total sum of assessed contributions due to be paid by all member states this year stood at approximately $482 million.
As of June 24, 2022, the United States’ assessed contribution for 2022 was still listed as unpaid on the WHO website.
