Over the years, Congress has focused on
the overall cost of the U.S. assessment to the regular budget per year, as well as any outstanding contributions; how the United States assessment compares to the assessments of other U.N. member states; and how the United States' payment of its assessed contributions over time compares with other U.N. member states. In 2010—the last calendar year for which data are publicly available—the United States was the single largest contributor to the regular budget, paying $532,435,102, or 22%, in assessed contributions. The next largest contributors were Japan (12.530%), Germany (8.018%), the United Kingdom (6.604%), and France (6.123%). This report highlights, for each of the past 20 years, payments and the total outstanding contributions of the top contributors to the U.N. regular budget—including the United States.
The United States is the single largest contributor to the United Nations (U.N.) regular budget. As such, Members of the 113th Congress will likely continue to demonstrate an interest in the United States' assessment level, the cost of the U.S. assessment each year, how U.S. contributions to the regular budget compare to those of other countries, and how assessment levels have changed over time.
This report provides the assessment level, actual payment, and total outstanding contributions for the United States and other selected U.N. member states from 1990 to 2010—the last year for which data are publicly available. In 2010, the United States was assessed to pay 22% (or $532,435,102) of the regular budget. The next largest contributors were Japan (12.53%), Germany (8.018%), the United Kingdom (6.604%), and France (6.112%).
This report is updated annually, or as the U.N. document upon which the data are based is published.