Regular Programme Country Contributions

31 May 2025

The percentage of 2025 assessed contributions paid to the Organization by Member Nations as of 31 May was 41.7 percent; a higher rate of receipt than at the end of May 2024, which was 35.6 percent (consolidated at FAO budget rate).

As at 31 May 2025, outstanding contributions, including arrears, amounted to USD 502.0 million. As at 31 May 2024, the unpaid contributions stood at USD 413.9 million (consolidated at UNORE).

Table 1 below shows the cumulative percentage rate of receipts of Regular Programme contributions by quarter over the past five years. The 2nd quarter of 2025 is as at 31 May 2025.The graph reflects the actual percentage rate of receipts versus a hypothetical even rate of receipt of 25% per quarter (as represented by the red line).
The cumulative percentage rate of receipts of Regular Programme contributions by quarter over the past five years.
Table 2 shows the total cumulative USD and Euro receipts in 2025, and the total annual amounts of assessed contributions billed to Member Nations.

Table 2: Cumulative Receipts of Year 2025 Current Regular Programme Assessments
Member Nations with Arrears at 31 May 2025
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The report includes Member Nations with arrears of contributions as defined in Financial Regulation 5.5 as follows: 

"Contributions and advances shall be due and payable in full within 30 days of the receipt of the communication of the Director-General referred to in Regulation 5.4 above, or as of the first day of the calendar year to which they relate, whichever is the later. As of 1 January of the following calendar year, the unpaid balance of such contributions and advances shall be considered to be one year in arrears." 


Status of Regular Programme Contributions at 31 May 2025
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The report sets out full details of receipts during 2025 and amounts outstanding for each Member Nation as at 31 May 2025.


Top 25 Contributors to FAO Regular Programme – Positions at 31 May 2025 
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The report sets out information on receipts during 2025 and amounts outstanding for FAO’s top 25 contributors at 31 May 2025.