Barthélémy Philippe, edited by Alexandre Dalifard 06:20, November 17, 2022

In 2021, France paid 13 billion euros to countries eligible for ODA according to a database launched by Bercy.

This indicates that China, yet the world's second largest economy, still benefits from this tricolor solidarity.

Paris is even the largest contributor to Chinese public aid.

Explanations.

Bercy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have just launched a database with free access on the internet.

She learns that France paid 13 billion euros in 2021 to countries eligible for official development assistance (ODA) in the form of donations or loans.

With this payment, France is the fifth largest contributor in the world, behind the United States, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom.

Unsurprisingly, Africa captures some of this aid.

France paid 5.6 billion euros to this continent in 2021.

On the other hand, China, an economic giant, still benefits from the solidarity of the French, which is much more unexpected.

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Nearly 400 million euros paid between 2018 and 2020

When we talk about China, we are still talking about the second largest economic power in the world.

With its GDP six times greater than that of France, the country led by Xi Jinping remains a developing country for the OECD.

The organization uses per capita income to define aid recipient countries.

On this point, China is less well off, which justifies its presence among developing countries.

With an annual income per capita of just under 12,000 euros, it appears well beyond the fiftieth place in the world.

One reason why France always helps the Asian giant.

After Germany, Paris is even the largest contributor to Chinese public aid, with nearly 400 million euros paid between 2018 and 2020. In 2021, hosting thousands of young Chinese students cost 64 million euros.

In a recent report, the deputy LR Marc Le Fur also criticizes the budgetary altruism of France towards richer than it.

The situation is likely to persist since China should not leave the list of recipients of public aid before 2026 or 2027, because of the rules of the OECD.