Arab Nations’ Pledges to the Palestinian Authority

(2002-2008)

Country Pledged Annual Contributions
(in millions of dollars) 		Actual Dollars Paid
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008		 Total Paid Total outstanding Pct. paid
Algeria
$52.8
10.0
9.2
0
103.9
34.9
52.8
62.9
$273.7
$100.3
73%
Bahrain
$13.2
7.3
3.3
0
0
0
0
0
$10.6
$69.7
13%
Kuwait
$92.4
37.5
15
0
40
73.2
33.7
0
$199.4
$362.7
35%
Libya
$79.2
2
1.4
13.8
0
50
0
0
$67.2
$414.6
14%
Oman
$13.2
6.6
0
0
1
11.2
0
0
$18.8
$61.5
23%
Qatar
$29.7
9
4.5
0
11
98.1
110.1
0
$232.7
$52.4 overpaid
129%
Saudi Arabia
$92.4
87
77.2
77
30.9
83.7
127.7
77.4
$560.9
$78.6
99%
UAE
$42.9
26.5
21.4
0
0
20
99.5
91.5
$258.9
$93.6
92%

#Note - Some countries accelerated their contributions when Hamas was in control of the parliament from January 2006 to June 2007. Outstanding numbers and 2008 numbers are calculated through June 2008.

Source: Kessler, Glenn. “Arab Aid to Palestinians Often Doesn’t Fulfull Pledges.” The Washington Post (July 27, 2008).