Budgetary update by the Secretariat to the Donors (26 March 2026)
Budget overview for the period 2025, note by the Executive Secretary
Status of contributions to the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment
Total contributions: USD 40,334,516 as of 25 March 2026 (PDF).
Donors | Pledges* | Contribution Received** | Notes |
Norway | 7,208,686 | 7,208,686 | Excludes in-kind contribution through the provision of a Junior Professional Officer to the INC Secretariat from October 2023 to October 2025. |
Germany | 6,180,126 | 6,180,126 | Excludes in-kind contribution through the provision of a Junior Professional Officer to the INC Secretariat as of September 2023 to September 2025. |
United States of America | 4,381,189 | 4,381,189 | |
Australia | 3,330,304 | 3,330,304 | Excludes in-kind contribution through the provision of a Junior Professional Officer to the INC Secretariat as of April 2025. |
Canada | 2,920,348 | 2,920,348 | Earmarked towards INC-4 and associated activities |
United Kingdom | 2,724,868 | 2,724,868 | |
Switzerland | 2,503,171 | 2,503,171 | Earmarked toward INC-5.2 and a P5 position in Geneva for the INC Secretariat from 2022 until 1 February 2025. |
Japan | 2,309,133 | 1,736,090 | |
European Commission | 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
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Republic of Korea | 1,588,380 | 1,588,380 | Earmarked towards INC-5 and associated activities |
Sweden | 1,390,931 | 1,390,931 | |
Denmark | 978,838 | 978,838 | |
Ireland | 722,925 | 722,925 | |
Netherlands | 476,532 | 476,532 | |
France | 462,456 | 462,456 | Excludes in-kind contributions through the provision of a Junior Professional Officer to the INC Secretariat as of November 2022, as well as additional costs for organizing and hosting INC-2 in Paris. |
Spain | 389,602 | 306,958 | |
Belgium | 247,895 | 247,895 | |
Finland | 185,874 | 185,874 | |
Austria | 107,386 | 107,386 | |
Portugal | 107,357 | 107,357 | |
Monaco | 97,888 | 97,888 | |
New Zealand | 20,628 | 20,628 | |
Total | 40,334,516 | 39,678,829 |
*Amounts contributed for the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) are included in the overall contributions from the respective donors.
**All amounts are in US dollars in line with the UN reporting currency. The pledges received in the original currency had to be converted to US dollars using the UN monthly rate on the date of receipt of the funds.
