This is an interesting subject, so I did a bit more research on it. Some facts are that the US, according to Official Development Assistance (ODA) information from the UN, is the single greatest contributor at almost $16 Billion (cash $$ only, not goods or services) in 2003 to poor countries. The top 10 receipients of US aid start with Egypt at $831 Million, then in graduating amounts, Russia, Iraq, Congo, Israel, Pakistan, Jordan, Columbia, Afganistan, then Ethiopia at 10th with $374 Million in 2003 aid.

All EU contries contributed a little over USD $7 Billion in 2003 with no African countries listed in the top 10 of their donations, although the Palistinian Admin. Areas received $176 M.

The UK alone contributed a bit over USD $6 Billion, but Ethiopia was not in their top 10 of recipients. France and Germany did not list Ethiopia as one of their aid receipients, in fact the only European country that gave a substantial portion of their total aid to Ethiopia was Italy. The top 4 receipients of Italian aid were Mozambique, Congo, Tanzania and Ethiopia.