Aid for the quake victims from individual countries

Donations from individual countries, in ascending order of declared value.
* all amounts in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

This is a list where it was an honour to appear at the bottom.

Saudi Arabia comes in last with $ 50 million. Close to the bottom as well, India with $ 5 million. There were also a few surprises. Cambodia - a country with a per capita income of $ 1,800 came forth with $100,000. Thailand, per capita income $ 8,000 donated $500,000 and Malaysia $1.5 million, showing up richer (neighbouring) nations.

Albania: $40,000.

Mongolia: $50,000.

Cambodia: $100,000.
Poland: $100,000.
Samoa: $100,000.
Slovenia: 100,000 euros. ($150, 000)

Vietnam: $ 200,000.
Singapore: $200,000. *

New Zealand: NZ$500,000 ($404,900) to Red Cross for aid.

France: 130,000 euros ($195,000) of relief materials, on top of initial cargo plane that carried 250,000 euros (about $386,000) worth of materials to Chengdu.

Germany: 500,000 euros (about $772,000).

Belgium: 650,000 euros ($1 million)
Canada: C$1 million (about $1 million) through Red Cross.
Morocco: $1 million

Malaysia: $1.5 million
Spain: One million euros ($1.5 million). A plane load of aid materials arrived on Saturday.
United States: $1 million worth of materials on top of $500,000 initial contribution. Two U.S. military planes arrived in Sichuan's provincial capital of Chengdu on Sunday with food, tents and other aid.

Australia: Doubled initial contribution to A$2 million ($1.9 million) on Tuesday

Britain: 1 million pounds ($1.95 million)

Turkey : $2 million

Italy: 1.5 million euros ($2.3 million) of relief materials, on top of initial 500,000 euros (about $772,000) aid.

European Commission: 2 million euros ($3.10 million)

Japan: $4.8 million in cash and goods. #

India: $5 million.

South Korea: $4 million worth of relief goods announced Tuesday, in addition to $1 million already pledged.

Saudi Arabia: $50 million cash; $10 million of aid materials started arriving Tuesday.

*Plus one rescue team.
#Plus two rescue teams.

Aid in Kind

Jordan: Sending planeload of aid.

Pakistan: Two military planes arrived in Chengdu on Friday evening carrying tents, blankets, bottled water and medicines.

Philippines: Plans to send a medical team.

Russia: Four plane-loads of 130 tons of relief material. On Friday a plane carrying the 49 Russian rescue and medical personnel arrived; on Tuesday more medical staff arrived.

Ukraine: 25 tons of carrying tents, blankets, quilts, medical equipment and instruments. Second batch to arrive 22 May.

From Chinese communities in the region

Hong Kong:
HK$316 million ($40 million) from the government, after further HK$5 million announced Tuesday. HK$30 million ($3.8 million) from the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

Macau:
100 million yuan ($14.3 million) from the government and 10 million yuan from the Macau Foundation.

Taiwan:

T$2 billion ($71 million) from the outgoing Democratic Progressive Party government; T$2.2 billion from public.

Sources: Reuters, People's Daily, Xinhua and various other Chinese media. This list is correct as of May 21, 2008 and is by no means exhaustive.