France will prioritize foreign aid programmes where it has strong self-interest or expertise, aiming to generate returns from development relationships. Development financing should also target sectors where a country has competitive advantage or particular know-how to better address development challenges. France has renamed its development role to international partnerships and has cut its foreign aid budget five times in two years. France spent $13.8bn on foreign aid in 2025, down from $17.7bn in 2022. The UK spent $17.5bn in 2025, down from $21.7bn in 2020.
"France is to prioritise foreign aid programmes that areas where the country has a strong self-interest or expertise, the country's global development minister has told The Independent having joined a host of nations that have slashed aid budgets. France's minister for international partnerships Eleonore Caroit whose role was renamed from minister for development last year said that France was now explicitly seeking returns from its development relationships."
"Part of your development financing also needs to go into sectors where you have an interest, because you have a competitive advantage or particular know-how as a country, then you will also be able to better address [development] challenges, she said. Like the UK and the US, France has been making heavy cuts to its foreign aid budget, having cut it five times in just two years."
"The latest data shows that France spent $13.8bn (10.3bn) on foreign aid in 2025, which is down from a peak of $17.7bn in 2022. The UK, meanwhile, spent $17.5bn on foreign aid in 2025, which is down from a peak of $21.7bn in 2020."
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