Donor Funding for the Global Novel Coronavirus Response

Author: Kellie Moss
Published: Apr 23, 2020

First reported at the end of December 2019, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic shows no sign of abating, as spread continues around the world. While donors are providing support to the World Health Organization (WHO), other multilateral organizations, and directly to address needs in low- and middle-income countries, there is currently no centralized repository for this information. This tracker provides an accounting of publicly available information on donor funding to date; estimates should be treated as a floor. Not included is funding from governments for their own domestic response efforts or commitments focused on economic stimulus or recovery efforts related to the outbreak (such as an $8 billion commitment from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation or a $100 billion commitment to its emergency rapid-disbursing capacity1  from the International Monetary Fund).2  This tracker will be updated as needed. Data are provided in the table below, including by donor, funding amount, purpose or recipient, and source. Key highlights are as follows.

  • As of April 21, 2020, donors (including governments, multilateral organizations, and private funders) have pledged or distributed an estimated $19.3 billion in overall financial support for the COVID-19 response. This includes donor assistance provided directly to countries as well as their contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • The vast majority (85%) was provided by donor governments (including the U.S.), the World Bank, and other multilateral organizations. The remainder (15%) came from non-profits, foundations, and businesses.
  • The largest donor to date is the World Bank3  ($6 billion), followed by the Asian Development Bank ($4.87 billion), the United States ($2.39 billion), Start Small LLC/Start Small Foundation (up to $1.21 billion), and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (up to $1 billion). This makes the U.S. the largest donor government.

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Table 1: Pledged Donor Funding for the Global Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), Jan. – April 21, 2020
DonorEstimated Funding(in US$ millions) Purpose or RecipientData Source
TOTAL19,292.736
Donor Governments and Multilateral Organizations16,469.695
Asian Development Bank4,869.100Coronavirus relief efforts in Asia, UNICEFAsian Development Bank, OCHA, UNICEF
Australia          4.186WFP, UNICEF, WHO’s Pacific regional coronavirus response planOCHA, WHO, Australia
Austria          2.205WHOOCHA
Azerbaijan          5.000WHOWHO, OCHA
Canada55.530FAO, Intl. Committee of the Red Cross, Intl. Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IOM, PAHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, UNRWA, WFP, WHOOCHA, Canada, WHO
China20.100WHOWHO, China, OCHA
Czech Republic            0.258WHOWHO, Czech Republic, OCHA
Denmark58.917Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Danish People’s Aid, Intl. Committee of the Red Cross, Intl. Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Save the Children, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, WFP, WHOOCHA
Estonia          0.137Intl. Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, WHO, ChinaOCHA
European Union544.996WHO, UNICEF, coronavirus relief activities in Africa and elsewhereEuropean Commission, European Commission/2, WHO, OCHA
Finland          2.195WHO, Intl. Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentOCHA, WHO
France165.02619 priority countries for French aid in Africa, in the ocean basins (Madagascar, Comoros, Haiti) as well as in the Middle East; WHOFrance, OCHA, WHO, WHO/Tedros (France)
Gavi, the Vaccine AllianceUp to 200.000A subset of lower-income countries to quickly respond to the pandemicGavi
Germany54.973WHO, World Relief, IOM, World ReliefGermany, WHO, OCHA
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and MalariaUp to 1,000.000Global Fund recipientsGlobal Fund
Holy See            0.112WHOWHO, OCHA
Ireland            5.181WHO, UNICEFWHO, Ireland, OCHA
Italy            0.455WHOWHO, OCHA
Japan        138.914WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNOPS, WFP, IOM, Intl. Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesOCHA, WHO
Kuwait          60.000WHOWHO, OCHA
Liechtenstein            0.423WHO, WFPOCHA
Lithuania            0.113International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesOCHA
Luxembourg            0.392WHO, UNICEFOCHA, WHO
Malta            0.011UNICEFUNICEF
New Zealand            0.649WHOWHO, OCHA
Norway            7.341WHO, WFPOCHA, WHO, Norway
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Fund*            0.500WHOOCHA
Qatar            5.000WHOWHO, OCHA
Russia            1.000WHOOCHA
Saudi Arabia350.000WHO, Gavi, international and regional health organizations and programs, coronavirus relief efforts in specific countriesSaudi Arabia, OCHA, WHO, WHO/Tedros (Saudi Arabia), WHO/Tedros (Saudia Arabia/2)
Singapore            0.500WHOWHO, OCHA
Slovakia            0.221WHOWHO, Slovakia, OCHA
Slovenia            0.068WHOWHO, OCHA
South Korea5.800WHO, UNICEFOCHA, WHO/Tedros (South Korea)
Sweden6.973UNICEF, UNHCROCHA
Switzerland            1.999Intl. Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, WHO, China, North KoreaOCHA, Switzerland, WHO
U.N. Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)*95.000WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, IOM,  UNHCR, UNDP, FAO, UN-Habitat, WFPCERF, WHO, WHO release, OCHA
UNDP Multi-Partner Trust Fund*1.498WHOWHO
United Kingdom337.476WHO, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, WFP, British Red Cross, other coronavirus relief efforts in vulnerable countriesUnited Kingdom (4/12), OCHA, WHO, United Kingdom (3/26), United Kingdom (3/6), United Kingdom (2/8)
United States2,394.000Prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus abroad, WHO, UNICEF, China, other impacted countries (both directly and through multilateral orgs)H.R. 748, H.R. 6074, State Dept, USAID, WHO, OCHA
U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)*          64.545WHO, UNICEF, specific country responsesOCHA, WHO
WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE)*8.900WHOWHO/CFE
World Bank6,000.000WHO; help developing countries (prioritizing the poorest countries and those at high risk with low capacity) strengthen health systems, including better access to health services to safeguard people from the epidemic, strengthening disease surveillance, bolstering public health interventionsWorld Bank (3/17), World Bank, WHO, OCHA
     International Development Association (IDA)3,300.000will provide grants and low-interest loans for low-income countries World Bank
     International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)up to 2,700.000will provide loans for middle -income countriesWorld Bank
Non-Profits, Foundations, and Businesses2,823.040 
Adani Foundation13.116India/PM’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund)Gautam Adani
Alibaba144.000Coronavirus relief efforts in Wuhan and Hubei province, ChinaAxios
Align Technology, Inc.0.143Chinese Red Cross FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
Aliko Dangote Foundation5.200Coronavirus relief efforts in NigeriaForbes
Allianz/Allianz China Insurance Holding0.570Coronavirus relief efforts in ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
American Express/American Express Foundation3.753WHO, Hubei Red Cross Foundation, Give2Asia, The Resource Foundation for relief organizations in Mexico and South America, various government relief funds at the central and state level in IndiaU.S. Chamber Foundation
Amgen/Amgen FoundationUp to 12.500Global and U.S. coronavirus relief effortsAmgen
Anta Sports1.446Chinese Charity FederationFDRA
Apple15.000Coronavirus relief efforts in China, globallyApple, Reuters
Applied Materials and Applied Materials Foundation0.574Coronavirus relief efforts in ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
Baidu43.377Coronavirus relief efforts in ChinaBaidu
Bayer0.660Coronavirus relief efforts in Wuhan, ChinaBayer
BD1.100Coronavirus relief efforts in China, U.S., and elsewhere through Direct Relief, the International Medical Corps, Americares, WHO, Project HOPE, the CDC Foundation, and the Wuhan Red CrossBD
BHP0.100Coronavirus relief efforts in MexicoBHP
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation190.000WHO, coronavirus relief efforts in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, Chinese frontline responders, others at the global and national levelsGates Foundation, Gates Foundation/2
Binance1.440Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Bloomberg40.000WHO, coronavirus relief efforts in low- and middle-income countries,Bloomberg press release, OCHA
Boehringer Ingelheim0.144Chinese Red Cross FoundationBoehringer Ingelheim
BUA Cement0.772Coronavirus relief efforts in NigeriaForbes
ByteDance28.918Chinese Red Cross FoundationChina Daily
Cargill0.288Chinese Red CrossU.S. Chamber Foundation
Caterpillar Foundation8.750WHO, China Women’s Development Foundation, other organizations and COVID-19 funds around the world, including the U.S.Caterpillar
Chevron/Chevron Global Community Fund0.300China Women’s Development FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
China Merchants Bank28.918Coronavirus Infection Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters in WuhanChina Merchants Bank
Chubb Charitable Foundation9.000Organizations around the world that are providing essential resources immediately in areas facing the most acute need from the COVID-19 pandemicChubb
Cisco8.000WHO, global coronavirus responseCisco
Citadel and Citadel Securities7.500Hubei Xinhua Hospital in Wuhan, China; coronavirus relief efforts in Hubei province, China, and in U.S.; assisting affected familiesCitadel
Citi Foundation10.000WHO, international country-specific efforts in places that are severely impactedU.S. Chamber Foundation
Clara Lionel Foundation6.000WHO, International Rescue Committee, Direct Relief, Feeding America, Partners in Health, Medecins Sans FrontieresClara Lionel Foundation, Clara Lionel Foundation/2
Clorox Company Foundation4.000Direct Relief, CDC FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
Coca-Cola Foundation5.350Amref Health Africa, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Shenzhen One Foundation, U.P. Medical Foundation, UNDP country programs, various Red Cross societies, and other organizationsCoca-Cola Foundation
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation/King Baudouin Foundation United States5.250Coronavirus relief efforts in the African region through WHO/AFRO, UNICEF, Shining Hope for Communities (Kenya)Hilton, Hilton/2, WHO, OCHA
Dalio Philanthropies/Bridgewater Associates LP10.000Peking University First Hospital, Union Hospital for Clinical Care, three medical teams led by academics in Wuhan, ChinaBloomberg (2/17)
Dell, Inc.0.288Chinese Red CrossU.S. Chamber Foundation
Denso Group0.145Red Cross Society of ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
Dow Company Foundation2.000WHO, Direct Relief, local and regional non-profit organizations around the globeDow
Education Cannot Wait Fund0.500Plan InternationalOCHA
Estée Lauder Companies and MAC Cosmetics VIVA GLAM Fund14.200Medecins Sans Frontieres, coronavirus relief efforts in China and other regions and countriesEstee Lauder
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)10.000WHOOCHA
FUZAMEI0.014Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation2.500Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
General Motors0.715Chinese Red Cross FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
Google.org50.000Coronavirus relief efforts, Hubei Red Cross FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
Henderson Land Development Co.1.400Anti-epidemic foundationBloomberg (2/10)
Hewlett Packard Foundation1.000Direct ReliefU.S. Chamber Foundation
Hispanics in Philanthropy0.200Frontline organizations responding to the immediate needs of migrants and refugees to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic along the Central America, Mexico and U.S. migrant corridorHIP
Honda Motor Company, LTD.& Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd.1.431Red Cross in Hubei province, ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
Huami1.500Coronavirus relief efforts in Wuhan, ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
iFlyTek1.400Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Intel/Intel Foundation5.000International Red Cross, coronavirus relief efforts in U.S., Costa Rica, India, Ireland, Israel, Malaysia, Mexico and VietnamIntel
J.P. Morgan1.000China Foundation for Poverty AlleviationU.S. Chamber Foundation
JSPL3.300India/PM CARES FundForbes
JSW Group13.200Coronavirus relief efforts in IndiaForbes
Kering1.100Red Cross in Hubei province, ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
Kimberly-Clark and the Kimberly-Clark Foundation5.000UNICEF, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, American Red CrossU.S. Chamber Foundation
Kotak Mahindra Bank5.000Coronavirus relief efforts in India, India/PM CARES FundForbes
Kuaishou14.459Wuhan, China, municipal governmentKuaishou
Las Vegas Sands Corporation2.500Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Li Ka Shing Foundation13.000Red Cross Society of ChinaBloomberg (2/10)
Lilly China0.150Red CrossU.S. Chamber Foundation
Lilly Foundation0.250Coronavirus relief efforts in China by Direct Relief and Project HOPEU.S. Chamber Foundation
L’Oreal0.720Coronavirus relief efforts in ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
LVMH2.300Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Lysol2.000CDC FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
Mastercard0.300China Development FundU.S. Chamber Foundation
Medtronic/Medtronic Foundation1.500Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Meituan Public Welfare Foundation28.918Coronavirus relief efforts in ChinaMeituan-Dianping
Melco Resorts & Entertainment2.600Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Merck1.120WHO, CDC Foundation, Direct Relief, Project HOPE, Given2Asia, Chinese Red Cross FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
MGM Resorts International/MGM China Holdings2.500Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation80.000Coronavirus relief efforts across the world, other effortsDell Foundation
Micron Foundation0.143Give2Asia for support of frontline health workers and hospitalsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Microsoft0.144Coronavirus relief efforts in Wuhan and Hubei province, ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
Midea Group14.375Red Cross Society of Hubei provision, ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
Mike Adenuga Foundation4.095Coronavirus relief efforts in NigeriaGuardian Nigeria
Mondelez International/Mondelez International Foundation15.000Coronavirus relief efforts in China and other countries, including the U.S.U.S. Chamber Foundation, Mondelez
Moody’s Corporation0.600WHO, Direct Relief, Medecins Sans Frontiers, Save the Children, Give2Asia, coronavirus relief efforts in U.S.U.S. Chamber Foundation
Morgan Stanley8.500WHO, CDC Foundation, coronavirus relief efforts in Wuhan, China, and elsewhereMorgan Stanley
Muyuan Group/Qin Yinglin and Qian Ying28.918Coronavirus relief efforts in ChinaMuyuan Group
New World Development Group7.000Coronavirus relief efforts in Greater ChinaForbes
New York Life0.450Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Covid-19 Response Fund, CDC FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
Nike3.100WHO, China Youth Development Foundation, community partners across Europe, Middle East and AfricaU.S. Chamber Foundation
PepsiCo Foundation17.000Coronavirus relief efforts in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
Pfizer Foundation0.500Coronavirus relief efforts in China by Direct Relief and Project HOPEU.S. Chamber Foundation
Poul Due Jensen/Grundfos Foundation4.145Emergency relief funding, including for WASH effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Procter & Gamble1.144Direct Relief, coronavirus relief efforts in ChinaProcter & Gamble
Prudential Financial1.500UNICEF, Fosun Foundation (China)Prudential
PUBG0.430Chinese Red CrossKorea Herald
Qualcomm1.000WHO, Chinese Red CrossU.S. Chamber Foundation
Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation10.000WHO, Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) / Vogue Fashion Fund for COVID-19 relief, support for people with cancer, support for employeesU.S. Chamber Foundation
Reliance Foundation66.700Coronavirus relief efforts in IndiaReliance Foundation, Business Insider
S&P Global Foundation2.000UNICEF, Direct Relief, Give2Asia, other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on supporting food scarcity, medical supplies and broad COVID-19 responseU.S. Chamber Foundation
Salesforce3.000CDC Foundation, San Francisco’s Give2SF Fund,  UCSF’s COVID-19 Response FundU.S. Chamber Foundation
Sawiris Foundation for Social Development6.400Coronavirus relief efforts in EgyptForbes
SC Johnson1.143CDC Foundation, Chinese Red CrossU.S. Chamber Foundation
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC)1.429Shanghai Charity Foundation, coronavirus relief efforts in ChinaSMIC
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd3.900Coronavirus relief effortsBloomberg (2/10)
Shiseido1.578Shanghai Charity Foundation, Charity Federation of WuhanShiseido
SJM Holdings Ltd2.500Coronavirus relief efforts in Hubei province, ChinaSJM Holdings
Smilegate Group1.430Chinese authorities to combat the coronavirusSmilegate Foundation
Sony10.000WHO, Medecins Sans Frontieres, UNICEF, UNHCRU.S. Chamber Foundation
Stanley Black & Decker4.000COVID-19 focused nonprofit organizationsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Starbucks0.432Chinese Red Cross FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
Start Small LLC/Start Small Foundation ^Up to 1,209.441Global COVID-19 reliefJack Dorsey
Suncity Group3.800Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Swarovski0.434Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
TE Connectivity/TE Foundation1.175Direct Relief, Americares, Shanghai Charity Federation, identification and production of treatments for COVID-19U.S. Chamber Foundation
Tencent Charity Foundation214.715Fund for coronavirus relief efforts in Hubei province, China, and other affected areas, Tsinghua University Education Foundation, Global Health Drug Discovery InstituteTencent
Texas Instruments0.300China Youth Development FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
The Hartford1.000CDC Foundation, Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s COVID-19 Response Fund, other coronavirus relief effortsThe Hartford
Tiffany & Co.0.750WHOU.S. Chamber Foundation
TikTok150.000WHO, CDC Foundation, global coronavirus relief effortsTikTok
Twilio0.500WHOU.S. Chamber Foundation
UBS1.000“Frontline responders” in ChinaU.S. Chamber Foundation
UNICEF National Committee/Canada            0.345UNICEFOCHA
UNICEF National Committee/Denmark            1.449UNICEFOCHA
UNICEF National Committee/Sweden            0.211UNICEFOCHA
Unilever          50.000Global hygiene campaign to help stop the spread of the coronavirusU.S. Chamber Foundation
U.S. Fund for UNICEF            0.366UNICEFOCHA
Vedanta Group          26.500Coronavirus relief efforts in India, India/PM CARES FundForbes
Varian Medical Systems1.000Coronavirus prevention and relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Verizon7.000Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s COVID-19 Response Fund, Direct Relief, WHOVerizon, Verizon/2
Versace0.143Chinese Red Cross FoundationU.S. Chamber Foundation
Visa10.000Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Vital Strategies/Resolve to Save Lives0.750WHO for readiness scale-up for COVID-19 in African region and selected countriesOCHA, WHO
Walmart/Walmart Foundation5.000WHOWalmart
WeMade0.143Hubei Charity FederationKorea Herald
Wilbur-Ellis0.100Red Cross, directed to U.S., Canada, and Asia-PacificU.S. Chamber Foundation
Wynn Macau2.500Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Xilinx1.100WHO, UCSF’s COVID-19 Response Fund, other effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Xylem Watermark3.000Coronavirus relief effortsU.S. Chamber Foundation
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group/Li Shufu Public Welfare Foundation28.380Coronavirus relief efforts in Hubei, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Henan provinces, as well as other areas around the ChinaZhejiang Geely Holding Group
NOTES: Amounts may not sum to subtotals/total due to rounding. * Multiple countries contribute to these pooled funding mechanisms. U.N. is United Nations. WHO is World Health Organization. UNICEF is United Nations Children’s Fund. WHO has issued a strategic response plan that enumerates resource needs for global COVID-19 response activities from February through April 2020, focusing largely on those of low- and middle-income countries, and OCHA has issued a global humanitarian response plan that enumerates resource needs for the U.N. coordinated effort to address the needs provided by the COVID-19 pandemic for the most vulnerable. WHO is also reporting funding it has received specifically for WHO activities. A small portion of funding may be donated to U.S. relief, but where included, the amount could not be disaggregated. ^ The value of this funding fluctuates on a daily basis; this was the value on April 22, 2020.

Funding in this table is attributed:

  • to donor governments for novel coronavirus when designated for this purpose, whether provided bilaterally to China or another country, non-profit organizations, or others, or provided multilaterally through a multilateral organization or instrument;
  • to a multilateral organization where that multilateral organization specifically designated general funds for this purpose;
  • to other organizations, such as non-profit organizations, foundations, and businesses, when designated for this purpose.

We did not include funding spent by countries on domestic responses to novel coronavirus, in-kind contributions, matching campaigns, or funding predominantly focused on research. The estimate is a floor, as funding from some donors, particularly private sector companies, is not easily identifiable.

  1. Includes funds to its Rapid Credit Facility that provides zero-interest loans for low-income countries. ↩︎
  2. If additional details become available that show any of this funding will be provided on concessional terms for the health response, this data note and funding totals within it will be updated. ↩︎
  3. Specifically, its International Development Association (IDA) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). ↩︎