Foreign aidWestern HemisphereFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Brazil
The US gave Brazil $27.5 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $0.13 per person, 75th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $27.5 million in foreign assistance for Brazil and disbursed $72.5 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Brazil ranks 75th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 53.7% from $59.3 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $50.3 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2020, at $89.8 million. In total, $530.9 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Brazil in FY2025 was the Department of State ($12.4 million, 45.2% of the total). By sector, the largest was Economic Development ($10.7 million, 38.7%). That sector includes: Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth; Agriculture; Infrastructure; Private Sector Competitiveness. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $1.0 million (3.6%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, -$64,494 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 Brazil itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Western Hemisphere page).
US aid to Brazil by year
Brazil: $27M in FY2025, against a peak of $90M in FY2020
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 | $6.4M | $3.7M | $602,045 | $6.3M | $17.1M | $19.7M | $0.08 | 102 |
| FY2016 | $3.0M | $1.3M | $2.8M | $9.4M | $16.5M | $21.7M | $0.08 | 100 |
| FY2017 | $18.1M | $721,774 | $2.1M | $8.5M | $29.4M | $25.2M | $0.14 | 89 |
| FY2018 | $11.0M | $9.7M | $7.5M | $4.4M | $32.6M | $34.1M | $0.16 | 90 |
| FY2019 | $36.1M | $22.8M | $11.5M | $9.6M | $80.1M | $47.5M | $0.39 | 64 |
| FY2020 | $48.2M | $32.6M | $969,534 | $8.0M | $89.8M | $45.6M | $0.43 | 64 |
| FY2021 | $31.7M | $18.9M | $150,000 | $11.8M | $62.6M | $50.7M | $0.30 | 71 |
| FY2022 | $29.3M | $19.8M | $0 | $8.3M | $57.4M | $58.3M | $0.27 | 92 |
| FY2023 | $20.0M | $29.2M | $969,534 | $8.5M | $58.7M | $69.9M | $0.28 | 81 |
| FY2024 | $24.8M | $26.4M | $0 | $8.2M | $59.3M | $65.6M | $0.28 | 84 |
| FY2025 | $2.0M | $12.4M | $0 | $13.0M | $27.5M | $72.5M | $0.13 | 75 |
| FY2026* | -$60,737 | -$4,057 | $0 | $300 | -$64,494 | $3.7M | – | – |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Who manages it and what it pays for, FY2025
By managing agency
| Managing agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of State | $12.4 million | 45.2% |
| Department of Labor | $5.2 million | 19.0% |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | $5.0 million | 18.2% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $2.3 million | 8.3% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $2.0 million | 7.4% |
| Department of Agriculture | $305,707 | 1.1% |
| Department of Energy | $135,000 | 0.5% |
| Department of the Treasury | $79,390 | 0.3% |
| Department of Transportation | $1,830 | 0.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Development | $10.7 million | 38.7% |
| Program Support | $9.4 million | 34.2% |
| Health | $5.3 million | 19.2% |
| Peace and Security | $1.7 million | 6.1% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $1.2 million | 4.3% |
| Environment | $305,707 | 1.1% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Administrative Costs | $9.4 million | 34.2% |
| Labor Policies and Markets | $5.2 million | 19.0% |
| Mining and Natural Resources | $5.0 million | 18.2% |
| Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET) | $3.0 million | 10.9% |
| HIV/AIDS | $2.0 million | 7.2% |
| Protection, Assistance and Solutions | $1.2 million | 4.3% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $1.0 million | 3.6% |
| Transnational Crime | $680,000 | 2.5% |
| Natural Resources and Biodiversity | $305,707 | 1.1% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $300,439 | 1.1% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Assistance | $32.9M | $15.1M | $14.3M | $14.5M | $1.2M |
| Economic Development | $11.8M | $13.0M | $17.7M | $18.1M | $10.7M |
| Health | $1.3M | $17.6M | $2.7M | $6.0M | $5.3M |
| Program Support | $4.7M | $2.7M | $5.6M | $8.6M | $9.4M |
| Peace and Security | $2.4M | $6.4M | $8.9M | $10.0M | $1.7M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $7.4M | $502,500 | $4.0M | $687,736 | $0 |
| Environment | $489,371 | $2.1M | $5.0M | $1.3M | $305,707 |
| Education and Social Services | $1.3M | $0 | $453,630 | $100,390 | -$1.0M |
| Multi-sector | $285,709 | $0 | $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 | $10.9 million | 39.5% |
| Multilateral | $9.6 million | 34.9% |
| Enterprises | $3.6 million | 13.2% |
| NGO | $1.7 million | 6.2% |
| Church and Faith Based | $1.5 million | 5.5% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $212,388 | 0.8% |
How Brazil compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Togo | $29.7 million |
| Venezuela | $29.2 million |
| Brazil (this page) | $27.5 million |
| Kosovo | $26.5 million |
| Jamaica | $24.3 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 Brazil?
- $27.5 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $72.5 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $530.9 million.
- How much US aid does Brazil get per person?
- About $0.13 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 212,812,405.
- How much USAID funding goes to Brazil?
- USAID managed $2.0 million of the FY2025 total (7.4%). The Department of State managed the most ($12.4 million).
- What is US aid to Brazil spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Economic Development $10.7 million (38.7%); Program Support $9.4 million (34.2%); Health $5.3 million (19.2%); Peace and Security $1.7 million (6.1%).
- Has US aid to Brazil gone up or down?
- FY2025: $27.5 million; FY2024: $59.3 million (down 53.7%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2020 ($89.8 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Brazil?
- In FY2025, $1.0 million (3.6%) of obligations for Brazil 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.