World Giving Index 2021

June 15, 2021

According to World Giving Index 2021 report, India is 14th most charitable country across the world.

Highlights

As per the report, COVID-19 pandemic has further increased the ‘giving’ trends worldwide.
This report is released by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF).
2021 survey highlights the impact of lockdowns on charitable giving.

Key Findings of report

As per the report, India is among Top 20 most generous countries across the globe.
India’s rank has improved from its earlier 10-year global rank of 82.
Australia and New Zealand maintains their top 10 rankings.
Report highlights, communities across the world mobilised to help fellow citizens during covid-19 pandemic. It resulted in highest ‘helped a stranger’ numbers since 2009.
About 3 billion people, which accounts for 55 percent of world’s adults, reported helping someone they didn’t know in 2020.
Score of India has rapidly improved between 2017 & 2019 and continued to improve during 2020.
This improvement in India was observed across all age groups and both the genders.
According to the report, 61 percent of Indians helped strangers, 34 per cent volunteered for good cause while 36 percent donated money.

World Giving Index (WGI)

WGI is a global survey. It has interviewed more than 1.6 million people since 2009. It conducts surveys by asking three questions: have they helped a stranger, given money, or volunteered for good cause in recent month.

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