Where Does U.S. Foreign Aid Go?
What the U.S. actually pays out to other countries and to global and regional programs, fiscal year by fiscal year from FY2001 through FY2026. Aid is one of Washington’s most direct tools abroad, and where it goes shows which countries and causes America puts its money behind.
How much the U.S. spends
In nominal dollars, disbursements rose from $15.0 billion in FY2001 to between $42 billion and $49 billion a year from FY2010 through FY2021, then peaked at $80.5 billion in FY2023. Peace and security was the largest sector every year through FY2020.
FY2025 · $47.8B · −33% vs. FY2024 · nominal dollars
Data notes
Disbursements each fiscal year in nominal dollars, to every country and to global and regional programs, stacked by sector. Band under the axis: administration in office for most of the year (■ Republican ■ Democratic).
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| Fiscal year | Total | Peace and security | Health | Humanitarian | Economic development | Program support | All other sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2001 | $15.0B | $4.8B | $1.3B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $776M | $4.5B |
| FY2002 | $18.6B | $6.0B | $1.8B | $2.6B | $3.4B | $785M | $4.0B |
| FY2003 | $23.7B | $8.2B | $2.2B | $3.4B | $3.4B | $927M | $5.5B |
| FY2004 | $26.1B | $7.2B | $2.8B | $2.7B | $5.3B | $1.0B | $7.1B |
| FY2005 | $32.8B | $9.0B | $4.9B | $3.6B | $6.5B | $1.1B | $7.8B |
| FY2006 | $32.6B | $12.5B | $4.4B | $3.2B | $5.9B | $1.1B | $5.5B |
| FY2007 | $34.8B | $14.2B | $4.7B | $3.1B | $5.2B | $1.2B | $6.4B |
| FY2008 | $42.2B | $18.1B | $6.6B | $4.1B | $5.1B | $1.4B | $7.0B |
| FY2009 | $44.7B | $18.9B | $7.5B | $4.5B | $4.7B | $1.5B | $7.6B |
| FY2010 | $42.0B | $15.7B | $6.8B | $4.7B | $4.2B | $2.0B | $8.5B |
| FY2011 | $47.4B | $18.8B | $8.3B | $4.7B | $4.7B | $2.2B | $8.6B |
| FY2012 | $46.2B | $16.9B | $9.4B | $4.1B | $4.2B | $2.6B | $9.2B |
| FY2013 | $46.1B | $16.3B | $10.2B | $4.3B | $4.2B | $2.7B | $8.4B |
| FY2014 | $41.8B | $12.1B | $9.6B | $5.9B | $3.3B | $2.6B | $8.3B |
| FY2015 | $48.4B | $17.0B | $8.6B | $6.9B | $4.1B | $2.8B | $9.0B |
| FY2016 | $46.8B | $14.7B | $11.0B | $6.5B | $3.6B | $3.0B | $7.9B |
| FY2017 | $45.4B | $13.0B | $10.8B | $6.8B | $3.1B | $3.3B | $8.3B |
| FY2018 | $46.9B | $15.6B | $10.5B | $7.6B | $3.3B | $3.0B | $6.9B |
| FY2019 | $46.7B | $15.4B | $9.5B | $8.5B | $3.3B | $3.4B | $6.6B |
| FY2020 | $47.2B | $13.3B | $10.0B | $9.5B | $4.2B | $3.4B | $6.8B |
| FY2021 | $49.4B | $8.4B | $15.2B | $11.7B | $3.9B | $4.6B | $5.7B |
| FY2022 | $74.3B | $17.3B | $17.5B | $16.1B | $12.0B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| FY2023 | $80.5B | $18.5B | $13.3B | $15.6B | $19.4B | $5.6B | $8.0B |
| FY2024 | $71.6B | $18.2B | $15.2B | $12.8B | $9.6B | $8.2B | $7.6B |
| FY2025 | $47.8B | $7.5B | $10.9B | $9.0B | $8.2B | $6.2B | $6.1B |
| FY2026 (partial) | $11.8B | $414M | $3.7B | $3.9B | $1.3B | $1.6B | $940M |
Where it goes, and who receives the most
In FY2025, Ukraine received the most, $6.8 billion, followed by Israel at $3.3 billion, nearly all of it military. About a third of that year’s dollars went to global and regional programs rather than one country, so the map leaves them out.
FY2025 · $31.5B to 185 countries
Data notes
Each country is shaded by its FY2025 disbursements, and the list’s bars show each country’s sector mix. Not on the map: $16.3B (34% of the year’s $47.8B) went to global and regional programs rather than one country.
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| Country | Disbursements | Military | Military share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | $6.8B | $1.0B | 15% |
| Israel | $3.3B | $3.3B | 100% |
| Jordan | $1.7B | $429M | 26% |
| Ethiopia | $920M | – | – |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $750M | $7.6M | 1% |
| Nigeria | $731M | $1.4M | 0% |
| Sudan | $709M | – | – |
| Kenya | $655M | $27M | 4% |
| Mozambique | $587M | $7.0M | 1% |
| Uganda | $513M | $8.1M | 2% |
| South Sudan | $507M | $121K | 0% |
| Somalia | $498M | $92M | 19% |
| West Bank and Gaza | $496M | – | – |
| Colombia | $493M | $46M | 9% |
| Tanzania | $480M | $2.3M | 0% |
| Lebanon | $456M | $195M | 43% |
| Afghanistan | $431M | – | – |
| Zambia | $409M | $21M | 5% |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | $401M | – | – |
| South Africa | $399M | – | – |
| Bangladesh | $394M | $2.1M | 1% |
| Haiti | $393M | $1K | 0% |
| Senegal | $361M | $10M | 3% |
| Syria | $356M | – | – |
| Cote d'Ivoire | $335M | $12M | 3% |
| Zimbabwe | $309M | – | – |
| Malawi | $308M | $4.1M | 1% |
| Marshall Islands | $301M | $377K | 0% |
| Taiwan | $300M | $300M | 100% |
| Yemen | $271M | $500K | 0% |
| Egypt | $232M | $36M | 16% |
| Burkina Faso | $229M | $304K | 0% |
| Iraq | $222M | $67M | 30% |
| Mali | $215M | $304K | 0% |
| Nepal | $212M | $6.6M | 3% |
| Burma (Myanmar) | $192M | – | – |
| Niger | $190M | $4.6M | 2% |
| Indonesia | $188M | $3.0M | 2% |
| Philippines | $185M | $45M | 24% |
| Guatemala | $180M | $1.1M | 1% |
| Chad | $179M | $1.5M | 1% |
| Mexico | $171M | $1.8M | 1% |
| Venezuela | $169M | – | – |
| Rwanda | $161M | $1.8M | 1% |
| El Salvador | $159M | $29M | 18% |
| Honduras | $159M | $425K | 0% |
| Vietnam | $154M | $1.8M | 1% |
| Madagascar | $148M | $665K | 0% |
| Ghana | $142M | $1.4M | 1% |
| Cameroon | $139M | $2.5M | 2% |
| Peru | $137M | $1.9M | 1% |
| Liberia | $128M | $625K | 0% |
| India | $120M | $2.0M | 2% |
| Georgia | $110M | $37M | 33% |
| Pakistan | $106M | $3.0M | 3% |
| Cambodia | $100M | – | – |
| Tunisia | $98M | $24M | 24% |
| Laos | $97M | – | – |
| Benin | $96M | $7.0M | 7% |
| Sri Lanka | $93M | $1.3M | 1% |
| Ecuador | $89M | $4.9M | 5% |
| Moldova | $87M | $1.4M | 2% |
| Palau | $86M | $158K | 0% |
| Mongolia | $84M | $5.0M | 6% |
| Morocco | $79M | $40M | 50% |
| Dominican Republic | $78M | $2.8M | 4% |
| Brazil | $75M | $1.3M | 2% |
| Lesotho | $75M | $895K | 1% |
| Costa Rica | $74M | $9.3M | 12% |
| Thailand | $74M | $13M | 17% |
| Namibia | $68M | $200K | 0% |
| Central African Republic | $68M | $300K | 0% |
| Angola | $66M | $6.0M | 9% |
| Armenia | $65M | $901K | 1% |
| Sierra Leone | $56M | $1.9M | 3% |
| Tajikistan | $55M | $450K | 1% |
| Kosovo | $54M | $5.6M | 10% |
| Burundi | $53M | $2.5M | 5% |
| Eswatini | $52M | $2.7M | 5% |
| Guinea | $48M | $185K | 0% |
| Turkey | $47M | $900K | 2% |
| Panama | $46M | $931K | 2% |
| Uzbekistan | $46M | $500K | 1% |
| Togo | $44M | $1.1M | 2% |
| Libya | $43M | $1.9M | 4% |
| Botswana | $40M | $762K | 2% |
| Kyrgyzstan | $39M | $618K | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $39M | $1.5M | 4% |
| Serbia | $36M | $750K | 2% |
| Djibouti | $36M | $21M | 57% |
| Timor-Leste | $36M | $400K | 1% |
| Jamaica | $33M | $1.1M | 3% |
| Mauritania | $31M | $500K | 2% |
| Papua New Guinea | $30M | $797K | 3% |
| Albania | $28M | $2.6M | 9% |
| North Macedonia | $24M | $1.4M | 6% |
| Nicaragua | $23M | – | – |
| Latvia | $21M | $11M | 55% |
| Kazakhstan | $17M | $1.1M | 6% |
| Paraguay | $16M | $500K | 3% |
| Germany | $15M | – | – |
| Belarus | $14M | – | – |
| Azerbaijan | $14M | $700K | 5% |
| Gambia | $14M | $585K | 4% |
| Austria | $12M | – | – |
| Estonia | $12M | $11M | 96% |
| Lithuania | $11M | $11M | 100% |
| Congo | $11M | $1.1M | 10% |
| Fiji | $11M | $543K | 5% |
| Malaysia | $10M | $1.3M | 13% |
| Belize | $10M | $250K | 2% |
| China (P.R.C.) | $9.3M | – | – |
| Argentina | $8.2M | $2.4M | 29% |
| Romania | $7.2M | $2.1M | 29% |
| Montenegro | $6.9M | $610K | 9% |
| Gabon | $6.5M | $1.4M | 21% |
| Greenland | $6.5M | – | – |
| Bulgaria | $5.9M | $1.8M | 31% |
| Cuba | $5.8M | – | – |
| Greece | $5.6M | $5.4M | 96% |
| Guinea-Bissau | $5.3M | $200K | 4% |
| Maldives | $4.7M | $500K | 11% |
| Algeria | $4.7M | $1.3M | 28% |
| Solomon Islands | $4.6M | – | – |
| Turkmenistan | $4.1M | $200K | 5% |
| Ireland | $4.0M | – | – |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $3.8M | $850K | 22% |
| Guyana | $3.4M | $788K | 23% |
| Bahamas | $3.3M | $1.8M | 53% |
| Kiribati, Republic of | $3.2M | – | – |
| Cabo Verde | $2.8M | $400K | 14% |
| Vanuatu | $2.7M | – | – |
| Tuvalu | $2.6M | – | – |
| Saudi Arabia | $2.6M | $22K | 1% |
| Oman | $2.6M | $2.0M | 77% |
| Croatia | $2.6M | $969K | 38% |
| Poland | $2.5M | $1.6M | 65% |
| Chile | $2.4M | $650K | 28% |
| Barbados | $2.3M | $100K | 4% |
| Tonga | $2.2M | $400K | 18% |
| Hungary | $2.2M | $800K | 36% |
| Bolivia | $2.2M | – | – |
| Comoros | $2.1M | $730K | 35% |
| St. Lucia | $1.6M | $160K | 10% |
| St. Vincent and Grenadines | $1.6M | $560K | 36% |
| Bahrain | $1.5M | $1.2M | 81% |
| Russia | $1.5M | – | – |
| Samoa | $1.3M | $100K | 7% |
| Suriname | $1.3M | $255K | 19% |
| Equatorial Guinea | $1.2M | – | – |
| Japan | $1.2M | – | – |
| Sudan (former) | $1.1M | – | – |
| Slovak Republic | $1.0M | $575K | 57% |
| Grenada | $927K | $240K | 26% |
| Uruguay | $903K | $622K | 69% |
| Seychelles | $731K | $200K | 27% |
| Czechia | $587K | $425K | 72% |
| Cyprus | $559K | $500K | 89% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | $457K | $380K | 83% |
| Mauritius | $400K | $400K | 100% |
| Slovenia | $275K | $200K | 73% |
| Malta | $266K | $100K | 38% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | $259K | $239K | 92% |
| Korea, Republic of | $240K | – | – |
| Kuwait | $236K | – | – |
| Bhutan | $200K | $200K | 100% |
| Brunei | $185K | $181K | 97% |
| Italy | $185K | – | – |
| Dominica | $160K | $160K | 100% |
| Bermuda | $130K | – | – |
| Singapore | $94K | $47K | 50% |
| United Arab Emirates | $26K | – | – |
| Curacao | $24K | – | – |
| Iceland | $6K | – | – |
| Canada | $4K | – | – |
| Australia | $810 | – | – |
| France | $720 | – | – |
| Spain | $510 | – | – |
| New Zealand | $300 | – | – |
| Netherlands | $150 | – | – |
| Sweden | $150 | – | – |
| Switzerland | $150 | – | – |
| United Kingdom | $150 | – | – |
| Qatar | −$29K | – | – |
| Anguilla | −$69K | – | – |
Who’s been No. 1
Afghanistan was the largest recipient for 13 straight years, FY2008 through FY2020, and Ukraine from FY2022 through FY2025. Ukraine’s $24.8 billion in FY2023 was 42% of the dollars tied to a single country, the largest share any No. 1 took.
FY2025: Ukraine · $6.8B · 21% of country-attributed dollars
Data notes
The largest recipient country each fiscal year, with each year’s bar showing that country’s dollars colored by its sector mix. Global and regional programs never rank, so a year’s share is of the dollars tied to a single country.
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| Fiscal year | No. 1 | Disbursements | Share | Peace and security | Health | Humanitarian | Economic development | Program support | All other sectors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2001 | Israel | $2.9B | 27% | $2.0B | – | $60M | – | – | $839M |
| FY2002 | Israel | $2.8B | 21% | $2.1B | $286K | $61M | $723M | – | $713K |
| FY2003 | Israel | $3.8B | 20% | $3.1B | – | $60M | $599M | – | $903K |
| FY2004 | Iraq | $3.8B | 21% | $565M | $115M | $466M | $1.8B | $42M | $795M |
| FY2005 | Iraq | $8.5B | 34% | $1.3B | $1.0B | $229M | $3.1B | $14M | $2.8B |
| FY2006 | Iraq | $8.1B | 31% | $3.8B | $780M | $137M | $2.6B | $25M | $793M |
| FY2007 | Iraq | $7.5B | 27% | $3.9B | $594M | $185M | $1.7B | $22M | $1.2B |
| FY2008 | Afghanistan | $8.3B | 25% | $6.6B | $85M | $209M | $833M | $35M | $558M |
| FY2009 | Afghanistan | $8.6B | 24% | $6.3B | $110M | $169M | $1.0B | $52M | $885M |
| FY2010 | Afghanistan | $7.9B | 24% | $5.2B | $143M | $127M | $1.0B | $159M | $1.2B |
| FY2011 | Afghanistan | $11.4B | 30% | $8.7B | $174M | $182M | $1.1B | $197M | $1.1B |
| FY2012 | Afghanistan | $10.1B | 29% | $7.2B | $141M | $167M | $785M | $258M | $1.5B |
| FY2013 | Afghanistan | $10.0B | 29% | $8.2B | $129M | $130M | $628M | $214M | $703M |
| FY2014 | Afghanistan | $7.0B | 24% | $5.1B | $86M | $209M | $469M | $165M | $965M |
| FY2015 | Afghanistan | $9.4B | 27% | $7.1B | $264M | $143M | $500M | $215M | $1.1B |
| FY2016 | Afghanistan | $4.4B | 13% | $2.8B | $71M | $48M | $358M | $203M | $843M |
| FY2017 | Afghanistan | $5.0B | 16% | $3.6B | $179M | $54M | $248M | $185M | $712M |
| FY2018 | Afghanistan | $5.2B | 16% | $4.2B | $64M | $106M | $132M | $165M | $545M |
| FY2019 | Afghanistan | $4.7B | 14% | $3.4B | $93M | $93M | $157M | $150M | $771M |
| FY2020 | Afghanistan | $3.8B | 12% | $2.6B | $87M | $169M | $181M | $119M | $647M |
| FY2021 | Israel | $3.3B | 11% | $3.3B | $859K | $5.0M | $568K | $447 | $1.2M |
| FY2022 | Ukraine | $16.5B | 33% | $6.9B | $48M | $366M | $8.6B | $89M | $489M |
| FY2023 | Ukraine | $24.8B | 42% | $8.5B | $59M | $1.1B | $14.6B | $110M | $380M |
| FY2024 | Ukraine | $10.2B | 22% | $3.8B | $72M | $639M | $4.9B | $424M | $322M |
| FY2025 | Ukraine | $6.8B | 21% | $1.3B | $69M | $414M | $4.6B | $170M | $173M |
| FY2026 (partial) | Jordan | $1.2B | 16% | $346K | $263M | $35M | $828M | $5.8M | $107M |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov, disbursements in nominal dollars, data through September 30, 2026. A fiscal year runs October 1 to September 30, and each year is colored by the administration in office for most of it. FY2026 is shown as partial because the source reports with a lag of about 45 days and publishes no per-year completeness flag, so changes from the prior year aren’t shown for it. Negative disbursements are documented source adjustments and are kept as published. Military assistance is recorded almost entirely within Peace and Security; it is a split of that sector, not a separate one, and the map’s military share counts every military dollar when every sector is ticked and only Peace and Security’s own when that is the only sector ticked. The map shows only dollars tied to a single country, and global and regional programs are listed beneath it. Sudan (former) is drawn on today’s Sudan and South Sudan, and West Bank and Gaza on the Palestine outline. Entities with no modern outline, such as Czechoslovakia (former), are counted in totals but not drawn.