USA Leads the Way in Giving

06/27/2007

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection.
William Dean Howells

A briefing paper released by the Charitable Aid Foundation in November, 2006, "International Comparisons of Charitable Giving", provides the following breakdown of the charitable donations made as a percentage of each nation's gross domestic product:

USA — 1.67
UK — 0.73
Canada — 0.72
Australia — 0.69
South Africa — 0.64
Ireland — 0.47
Netherlands — 0.45
Singapore — 0.29
New Zealand — 0.29
Turkey — 0.23
Germany — 0.22
France — 0.14

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