Foreign aidWestern HemisphereFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Belize
The US gave Belize $3.5 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $8.30 per person, 112th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $3.5 million in foreign assistance for Belize and disbursed $10.3 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Belize ranks 112th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 83.2% from $20.9 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $12.0 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2024, at $20.9 million. In total, $123.0 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Belize in FY2025 was the Peace Corps ($2.0 million, 58.0% of the total). By sector, the largest was Education and Social Services ($2.0 million, 56.7%). That sector includes: Basic Education; Higher Education; Policies, Regulations, and Systems; Social Assistance. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $250,000 (7.1%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $397,914 has been reported so far. Agencies report to ForeignAssistance.gov quarterly and with a lag, so this page uses FY2025 for comparisons. The figures cover aid recorded for Belize itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Western Hemisphere page).
US aid to Belize by year
Belize: $3.5M in FY2025, against a peak of $21M in FY2024
Obligations by fiscal year and managing agency, FY2015–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is incomplete. Net de-obligations are drawn as zero.
- Other agencies
- Defense Department
- State Department
- USAID
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | USAID | State Department | Defense Department | Other agencies | Total obligated | Disbursed | Per person | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $0 | $1.8M | $4.7M | $1.6M | $8.0M | $8.2M | $22.58 | 115 |
| FY2016 | $661 | $3.2M | $3.9M | $3.1M | $10.1M | $8.0M | $27.81 | 115 |
| FY2017 | $0 | $3.4M | $4.9M | $2.1M | $10.3M | $10.0M | $27.73 | 112 |
| FY2018 | -$646 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $1.5M | $6.2M | $7.1M | $16.25 | 115 |
| FY2019 | $0 | $4.9M | $4.5M | $2.1M | $11.4M | $10.4M | $29.65 | 118 |
| FY2020 | $300,000 | $6.0M | $853,842 | $1.5M | $8.6M | $7.2M | $22.00 | 127 |
| FY2021 | $0 | $10.8M | $0 | $2.4M | $13.2M | $10.7M | $33.32 | 110 |
| FY2022 | $0 | $7.6M | $0 | $3.1M | $10.7M | $7.9M | $26.56 | 120 |
| FY2023 | $0 | $6.7M | $0 | $13.3M | $20.0M | $9.6M | $48.60 | 109 |
| FY2024 | $5,503 | $7.9M | $0 | $13.0M | $20.9M | $12.9M | $50.15 | 103 |
| FY2025 | $0 | $1.9M | $0 | $1.6M | $3.5M | $10.3M | $8.30 | 112 |
| FY2026* | $0 | $8,475 | $0 | $389,439 | $397,914 | $2.8M | $0.94 | 84 |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Who manages it and what it pays for, FY2025
By managing agency
| Managing agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace Corps | $2.0 million | 58.0% |
| Department of State | $1.9 million | 53.2% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Education and Social Services | $2.0 million | 56.7% |
| Program Support | $1.6 million | 46.4% |
| Peace and Security | $247,033 | 7.0% |
| Health | $46,318 | 1.3% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Policies, Regulations, and Systems | $2.0 million | 56.7% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $1.6 million | 46.4% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $249,433 | 7.1% |
| Health - General | $46,318 | 1.3% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Support | $2.2M | $2.8M | $3.5M | $9.2M | $1.6M |
| Education and Social Services | $714,384 | $347,423 | $6.7M | $4.0M | $2.0M |
| Peace and Security | $6.5M | $2.0M | $1.8M | $3.0M | $247,033 |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $0 | $2.8M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $0 |
| Economic Development | $334,400 | $0 | $3.5M | $1.0M | $0 |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.7M | $1.3M | $907,855 | $1.2M | -$402,544 |
| Health | $1.2M | $989,555 | $1.4M | $345,515 | $46,318 |
| Environment | $628,172 | $472,397 | $166,278 | $100,000 | $0 |
| Multi-sector | -$18,301 | -$52,808 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Who carried out the work, FY2025
Implementing partners by type, as reported to ForeignAssistance.gov. “Government” includes US agencies that carry out programs themselves and partner-country governments.
| Partner type | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Government | $1.9 million | 54.0% |
| Enterprises | $1.6 million | 46.3% |
How Belize compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Romania | $4.3 million |
| Montenegro | $3.8 million |
| Belize (this page) | $3.5 million |
| Algeria | $3.3 million |
| Bolivia | $3.2 million |
Other countries in the Western Hemisphere
- Colombia$390M
- Haiti$337M
- Honduras$142M
- El Salvador$139M
- Guatemala$101M
- Peru$82M
- Costa Rica$81M
- Mexico$64M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Belize?
- $3.5 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $10.3 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $123.0 million.
- How much US aid does Belize get per person?
- About $8.30 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 422,924.
- How much USAID funding goes to Belize?
- USAID managed $0 of the FY2025 total (0.0%). The Peace Corps managed the most ($2.0 million).
- What is US aid to Belize spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Education and Social Services $2.0 million (56.7%); Program Support $1.6 million (46.4%); Peace and Security $247,033 (7.0%); Health $46,318 (1.3%).
- Has US aid to Belize gone up or down?
- FY2025: $3.5 million; FY2024: $20.9 million (down 83.2%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2024 ($20.9 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Belize?
- In FY2025, $250,000 (7.1%) of obligations for Belize was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov.
Sources and notes
- ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State), complete dataset (us_foreign_aid_complete.csv), version of 02 Sep 2026, retrieved 2026-10-06. Obligations and disbursements in current (nominal) US dollars by U.S. fiscal year (October to September), FY2015–FY2026; FY2026 is incomplete. Public domain.
- Population: World Bank, World Development Indicators, SP.POP.TOTL (updated 2026-07-13), CC BY 4.0.
- Per-person figures divide the fiscal-year obligations by the World Bank population for the same calendar year.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: method and caveats.