America's 'stingy' tsunami aid

Initial aid pledged by the United States in the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami: $15,000,000 ($15 million)

Total GDP of the United States: $11,000,000,000,000 ($11 trillion)

That comes out to 0.000136 % - a little more than one millionth of the GDP. In reaction to that pledge, Jan Egeland, the U.N. humanitarian aid chief called the United States 'stingy'.

Latest news is that the aid has been increased to $35 million. That's much better. Now the aid is a whopping 0.000318 % of GDP. (Via Uggabugga Blog)