Share of adults (15+) who have ever made a charitable donation in the past month (Gallup World Poll)
Percent of adults who reported donating money to a charity in the past month, from the Gallup World Poll (latest available year, mostly 2022–2023).
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Key Insights
- •Charitable giving rates vary widely across countries, reflecting differences in income, norms, and trust in charitable institutions.
- •Some high-income countries show consistently high participation, but high giving prevalence is not limited to high-income contexts.
- •Because it’s based on a ‘past month’ reference period, values can be sensitive to seasonal effects or major events/disasters in the survey period.
- •The measure captures everyday participation in philanthropy, complementing metrics that track donation volumes or government social spending.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.6%)
About This Statistic
This statistic measures the share of adults ages 15+ who answered “Yes” to Gallup’s World Poll question: “Have you donated money to a charity in the past month?” It’s a simple, comparable indicator of everyday philanthropy that captures both small and large donations across countries.
The indicator is widely used in the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index, where it helps track how frequently people financially support charitable causes. Differences across countries can reflect income levels, religious and cultural norms around giving, trust in institutions, disaster responses, and how formal (vs. informal) giving is recorded and perceived.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 40.0% |
| 2 | Ireland | 38.0% |
| 3 | Iceland | 36.0% |
| 4 | Australia | 35.0% |
| 5 | Denmark | 33.0% |
| 6 | New Zealand | 33.0% |
| 7 | Norway | 32.0% |
| 8 | Switzerland | 32.0% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 32.0% |
| 10 | Canada | 31.0% |
| 11 | Cuba | 30.0% |
| 12 | Andorra | 30.0% |
| 13 | Sweden | 29.0% |
| 14 | Bahamas | 29.0% |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 28.0% |
| 16 | Netherlands | 28.0% |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 28.0% |
| 18 | Barbados | 28.0% |
| 19 | Israel | 27.0% |
| 20 | Belgium | 27.0% |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 26.0% |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 26.0% |
| 23 | Cyprus | 26.0% |
| 24 | Finland | 26.0% |
| 25 | Uruguay | 26.0% |
| 26 | Chile | 24.0% |
| 27 | France | 24.0% |
| 28 | Estonia | 23.0% |
| 29 | Portugal | 23.0% |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 23.0% |
| 31 | Indonesia | 22.0% |
| 32 | Austria | 22.0% |
| 33 | Japan | 21.0% |
| 34 | Latvia | 21.0% |
| 35 | Brunei Darussalam | 21.0% |
| 36 | Hungary | 20.0% |
| 37 | Italy | 20.0% |
| 38 | Panama | 20.0% |
| 39 | Singapore | 20.0% |
| 40 | Slovenia | 20.0% |
| 41 | Brazil | 20.0% |
| 42 | Greece | 19.0% |
| 43 | Lithuania | 19.0% |
| 44 | Malta | 19.0% |
| 45 | Nepal | 19.0% |
| 46 | Poland | 19.0% |
| 47 | Slovakia | 19.0% |
| 48 | Colombia | 18.0% |
| 49 | Croatia | 18.0% |
| 50 | Fiji | 18.0% |
| 51 | Georgia | 18.0% |
| 52 | Mauritius | 18.0% |
| 53 | Montenegro | 18.0% |
| 54 | Spain | 18.0% |
| 55 | Algeria | 18.0% |
| 56 | Bermuda | 18.0% |
| 57 | Belarus | 17.0% |
| 58 | Czech Republic | 17.0% |
| 59 | Mexico | 17.0% |
| 60 | New Caledonia | 17.0% |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.0% |
| 62 | Argentina | 17.0% |
| 63 | Guyana | 16.0% |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 16.0% |
| 65 | Lebanon | 16.0% |
| 66 | Moldova, Republic of | 16.0% |
| 67 | Paraguay | 16.0% |
| 68 | Albania | 16.0% |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 15.0% |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 15.0% |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 15.0% |
| 72 | India | 15.0% |
| 73 | South Korea | 15.0% |
| 74 | Namibia | 15.0% |
| 75 | Romania | 15.0% |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 15.0% |
| 77 | Bolivia | 15.0% |
| 78 | El Salvador | 14.0% |
| 79 | Guatemala | 14.0% |
| 80 | Peru | 14.0% |
| 81 | Suriname | 14.0% |
| 82 | Armenia | 14.0% |
| 83 | Botswana | 14.0% |
| 84 | Honduras | 13.0% |
| 85 | Kenya | 13.0% |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 13.0% |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 13.0% |
| 88 | Cameroon | 12.0% |
| 89 | Ecuador | 12.0% |
| 90 | Ghana | 12.0% |
| 91 | Jordan | 12.0% |
| 92 | Kuwait | 12.0% |
| 93 | Malaysia | 12.0% |
| 94 | Maldives | 12.0% |
| 95 | Timor-Leste | 12.0% |
| 96 | Rwanda | 12.0% |
| 97 | Serbia | 12.0% |
| 98 | Thailand | 12.0% |
| 99 | Bahrain | 12.0% |
| 100 | Belize | 12.0% |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 11.0% |
| 102 | Benin | 11.0% |
| 103 | Pakistan | 11.0% |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 11.0% |
| 105 | Eswatini | 11.0% |
| 106 | Cambodia | 10.0% |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.0% |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.0% |
| 109 | Mozambique | 10.0% |
| 110 | Philippines | 10.0% |
| 111 | Tunisia | 10.0% |
| 112 | Türkiye | 10.0% |
| 113 | Uganda | 10.0% |
| 114 | Venezuela | 10.0% |
| 115 | Bhutan | 10.0% |
| 116 | Myanmar | 9.0% |
| 117 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 9.0% |
| 118 | Mali | 9.0% |
| 119 | Oman | 9.0% |
| 120 | Saudi Arabia | 9.0% |
| 121 | South Sudan | 9.0% |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 9.0% |
| 123 | Ukraine | 9.0% |
| 124 | Angola | 9.0% |
| 125 | Ethiopia | 8.0% |
| 126 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.0% |
| 127 | Iraq | 8.0% |
| 128 | Malawi | 8.0% |
| 129 | Morocco | 8.0% |
| 130 | Senegal | 8.0% |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 8.0% |
| 132 | South Africa | 8.0% |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 8.0% |
| 134 | Sudan | 8.0% |
| 135 | Uzbekistan | 8.0% |
| 136 | Zambia | 8.0% |
| 137 | People's Republic of China | 7.0% |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.0% |
| 139 | Lesotho | 7.0% |
| 140 | Mongolia | 7.0% |
| 141 | Nigeria | 7.0% |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.0% |
| 143 | Russian Federation | 7.0% |
| 144 | Vietnam | 7.0% |
| 145 | United Republic of Tanzania | 7.0% |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.0% |
| 147 | Burundi | 6.0% |
| 148 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.0% |
| 149 | Haiti | 6.0% |
| 150 | Madagascar | 6.0% |
| 151 | Mauritania | 6.0% |
| 152 | Niger | 6.0% |
| 153 | Togo | 6.0% |
| 154 | Egypt | 6.0% |
| 155 | Yemen | 6.0% |
| 156 | Chad | 5.0% |
| 157 | Republic of the Congo | 4.0% |
| 158 | Djibouti | 4.0% |
| 159 | Guinea | 3.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) / Gallup World Poll (via CAF World Giving Index) (2023).
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