The percentage of 2024 assessed contributions paid to the Organization by Member Nations as of 31 March was 24.8 percent; a significantly higher rate of receipt than at the end of March 2023, which was 16.9 percent (consolidated at FAO budget rate).
As at 31 March 2024, outstanding contributions, including arrears, amounted to USD 576.9 million. As at 31 March 2023, the unpaid contributions stood at USD 550.2 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 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).
Table 2 shows the total cumulative USD and Euro receipts in 2024, and the total annual amounts of assessed contributions billed to Member Nations.
Member Nations with Arrears at 31 March 2024
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 March 2024
The report sets out full details of receipts during 2024 and amounts outstanding for each Member Nation as at 31 March 2024.
Top 25 Contributors to FAO Regular Programme – Positions at 31 March 2024
The report sets out information on receipts during 2024 and amounts outstanding for FAO’s top 25 contributors at 31 March 2024.
