June 10 (Reuters) - Afghanistan will ask international donors at a Paris conference on Thursday for $50 billion over five years to bolster its economy. Following is a breakdown of the nearly $25 billion donated for Afghanistan's reconstruction since 2001, according to the Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief, an alliance of aid agencies. Its numbers are based on Afghan Ministry of Finance data provided in February 2008, in millions of U.S. dollars: DONOR AID DISBURSED AID COMMITTED BUT NOT DISBURSED United States 5022.9 5377 Japan 1393.52 16.9 United Kingdom 16.3 188.87 European Commission 1074.1 646.68 World Bank 852.72 750.72 Germany 767.84 458.2 Canada 730.71 48.12 Asian Development Bank 547.8 1009.7 Italy 424.41 0 Netherlands 407.1 85.5 Norway 277 122.3 Sweden 217.26 41.15 Iran 213.87 13.89 ECHO* 207.68 2.23 India 204.26 650.85 Australia 194.81 0 U.N. agencies** 171 0 Denmark 152.79 59.38 Russia 139 0 Aga Khan Foundation 119.3 0 France 79.93 29.47 Saudi Arabia 76.9 30 Finland 64.06 29.92 Switzerland 51.55 43.96 China 41 20.35 Spain 25.6 37.15 Turkey 20.8 22.82 0 Aga Khan Foundation 119.3 0 France 79.93 29.47 Saudi Arabia 76.9 30 Finland 64.06 29.92 Switzerland 51.55 43.96 China 41 20.35 Spain 25.6 37.15 Turkey 20.8 22.82
* ECHO - European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office ** U.N. agencies - includes allocations of earmarked funds
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(Compiled by Laura MacInnis in Geneva)
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