Figure 1
A scatter plot represents the relationship between the number of countries receiving aid for trade and the total aid for trade disbursed by donor countries from 2002 to 2021. The horizontal axis represents the number of countries receiving aid for trade, ranging from 0 to 160. The vertical axis represents the donor countries. Bubble size and color indicate the total aid for trade disbursed in USD million. Japan is the largest donor with USD 107.5 billion across 146 recipients, followed by the United States with USD 48.7 billion and Germany with USD 41.2 billion. Other notable donors include France, the UK, and Korea. The plot shows a wide range of aid disbursement amounts and recipient countries, with some donors providing aid to a large number of countries and others to fewer. The bubbles are scattered across the plot, indicating varying levels of aid disbursement and recipient countries.Total Aid for Trade (AfT) by donor country, 2002–2021. Bubble size and color represent total AfT disbursed (USD million). Japan dominates with USD 107.5 billion across 146 recipients