According to analysts, from January 2022 to August 2025, European Union countries and the United Kingdom have allocated a total of €137.4 billion to assist Ukrainian refugees. Germany has been the leader in terms of the number of accepted Ukrainian citizens and the volume of aid, currently hosting over 1.2 million Ukrainians, with the German government’s expenditures reaching €36.55 billion over 3.5 years of war.
This is reported by Finway
Expenditure structure in leading European countries
- Poland ranks second in the number of refugees, with over 1 million individuals. Since the full-scale invasion by Russia, the Polish government has allocated €29.3 billion to support Ukrainians.
- The Czech Republic is the third country in terms of the number of forced migrants, hosting 397,300 Ukrainians, with state expenditures amounting to €8.05 billion.
- The United Kingdom and Spain host 254,600 and 247,900 Ukrainian refugees, respectively. The volumes of aid are €3.83 billion and €8.63 billion.
- France has supported approximately 73,600 Ukrainians, spending €4.46 billion, while Romania has taken in 192,900 refugees with expenditures of €4.17 billion.
- Italy currently hosts 178,600 Ukrainians, with state aid reaching €3.64 billion. Switzerland has provided €3.56 billion to support 70,900 forced migrants.
Expenditures of other European countries on assistance to Ukrainians
- Belgium, The Netherlands, Slovakia, Ireland, and Norway each spent €3–3.4 billion.
- Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey allocated between €2.1 billion and €2.95 billion for the needs of Ukrainian refugees.
- Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Latvia directed between €1.1 billion and €1.21 billion in aid.
- Portugal, Lithuania, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, as well as Cyprus, Slovenia, Luxembourg, Malta, and Iceland allocated between €100 million and €920 million each.
It is worth noting that in Vienna, the last reception center for Ukrainian forced migrants in Austria is planned to be closed by the end of the current year. At the same time, only in September, another 2,000 Ukrainians arrived in the country. Considering the approaching winter period and the continuation of hostilities, the number of newly arrived Ukrainian refugees is unlikely to decrease in the near future.
“According to analysts, the total expenditures of European countries on assistance to Ukrainian refugees from January 2022 to August 2025 amount to €137.4 billion”.