I sorted by the per capita column on the site and counted from the top and got 14.

Australia is a much smaller economy than China we are 1/50th in terms of population. Speaking of Red Herrings (especially from the Communists)- There are better ways of negating China (a Communist state friendly to Australian Communists) such as by a trade war with the US which the US seems perhaps likely to win. The balance of trade is currently in China's favour. "No money no fight-y".

Patrick Deneen says that if a growth economy stopped then he suspects Liberalism would collapse- because Liberalism is predicated on the idea that everyone can get rich. One of the ways the US public see themselves as getting richer is cheap consumer goods from China- this is perhaps based on an unsustainable balance of trade (X= Exports-Imports< 0). This balance of trade is what China probably uses to fund its influence north of Australia- they use the export trade to fund their export trade growth- a sustainable Chinese business model created by the unsustainable US business model.

Deneen- IMO one of the bright sparks in contemporary Universities- suggests that the Liberal model will need to change to a more responsible Conservative model- perhaps due to the finite nature of the planet.

Fascinating.

Dear Canem Malum,

You wrote;

“I sorted by the per capita column on the site and counted from the top and got 14.”

Of course you did. You aren't very good at this are you. Below are the countries from your link listed by order of per capita contributions.

1. Norway $812.58
2. Qatar $757.80
3. Sweden $701.10
4. Luxembourg $609.48
5. UAE $467.00
6. Denmark $447.05
7. Switzerland $421.37
8. Netherlands $338.38
9. UK $284.85
10. Finland $234.13
11. Germany $214.73
12. Belgium $167.20
13. Ireland $151.20
14. Austria $137.59
15. France $137.35
16. Australia $129.92

Here is a little heads up mate. It is fine to make a mistake, especially via omission, I've done it myself plenty of times. But if you are told you are wrong by another poster you really should be prepared to scroll down just a fraction to see what they might be on about. Otherwise you hand them free rein to make of your mistake what they will, perhaps to question why you would leave out only Muslims countries from your list.

However I am going to assume your mistake was genuine and that you will make every attempt to do better in the future.

Donor Total development aid Development aid per capita % of GNI
Norway $4.28 billion $812.58 1.14
Sweden $7.09 billion $701.10 1.36
Luxembourg $0.36 billion $609.48 0.61
Denmark $2.57 billion $447.05 0.9
Switzerland $3.54 billion $421.37 0.68
Netherlands $5.81 billion $338.38 0.76
United Kingdom $18.70 billion $284.85 0.67
Finland $1.29 billion $234.13 0.55
Germany $17.78 billion $214.73 0.49
Belgium $1.89 billion $167.20 0.4
Ireland $0.72 billion $151.2 0.22
Austria $1.21 billion $137.59 0.31
France $9.23 billion $137.35 0.36
Australia $3.22 billion $129.92 0.26

SteelRedux- Not sure where you got the information from but it's irrelevant to me who is correct. Thanks for your feedback.

Dear Canem Malum,

Come on young fella lift your game. I got it from your link mate.

The top list is just for the OECD's Development Assistance Committee members. If you scroll down as I indicated you will find a list of non-DAC countries.

And for you to say it is irrelevant who is correct is disappointing but I will keep it in mind when you next quote statistics on this forum.