The total expenses of the UN system, comprising UN organizations, institutions, and entities, were 68.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023, compared to 67.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. Humanitarian assistance was the largest spending function in 2023.
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Total expenses of the United Nations system from 2011 to 2023
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UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination. (June 19, 2025). Total expenses of the United Nations system from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616742/un-total-expenses/
UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination. "Total expenses of the United Nations system from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 19, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616742/un-total-expenses/
UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination. (2025). Total expenses of the United Nations system from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616742/un-total-expenses/
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UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, Total expenses of the United Nations system from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616742/un-total-expenses/ (last visited July 08, 2025)
Total expenses of the United Nations system from 2011 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, June 19, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616742/un-total-expenses/
