Foreign aidEurope and EurasiaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Bulgaria
The US gave Bulgaria $6.8 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $1.06 per person, 106th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $6.8 million in foreign assistance for Bulgaria and disbursed $5.9 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Bulgaria ranks 106th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 24.5% from $9.0 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $50.4 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2022, at $279.4 million. In total, $511.2 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Bulgaria in FY2025 was the Trade and Development Agency ($5.3 million, 78.1% of the total). By sector, the largest was Peace and Security ($4.6 million, 66.9%). That sector includes: Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform; Counter-Terrorism; Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $1.6 million (22.9%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $0 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 Bulgaria itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Europe and Eurasia page).
US aid to Bulgaria by year
Bulgaria: $6.8M in FY2025, against a peak of $279M in FY2022
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 | -$122,565 | $7.9M | $3.0M | -$15,712 | $10.8M | $10.4M | $1.55 | 108 |
| FY2016 | $437,894 | $10.8M | $6.7M | $375,397 | $18.3M | $18.2M | $2.66 | 98 |
| FY2017 | $550,000 | $9.7M | $0 | $0 | $10.2M | $9.9M | $1.50 | 113 |
| FY2018 | $5,671 | $2.0M | $532,713 | $192,182 | $2.7M | $3.9M | $0.40 | 126 |
| FY2019 | -$1,127 | $9.1M | $374,284 | $568,587 | $10.1M | $9.1M | $1.52 | 122 |
| FY2020 | $1.2M | $92.0M | $16.8M | $332,032 | $110.3M | $102.9M | $16.84 | 57 |
| FY2021 | $2.6M | $41.4M | $100,941 | $0 | $44.1M | $41.3M | $6.78 | 84 |
| FY2022 | $280,060 | $279.1M | $0 | $0 | $279.4M | $276.3M | $43.21 | 30 |
| FY2023 | $0 | $9.3M | $183,581 | $0 | $9.5M | $10.0M | $1.47 | 117 |
| FY2024 | $5,179 | $7.7M | $112,408 | $1.2M | $9.0M | $10.6M | $1.40 | 119 |
| FY2025 | -$1,367 | $1.3M | $203,217 | $5.3M | $6.8M | $5.9M | $1.06 | 106 |
| FY2026* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $669,159 | – | – |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Who manages it and what it pays for, FY2025
By managing agency
| Managing agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trade and Development Agency | $5.3 million | 78.1% |
| Department of State | $1.3 million | 18.9% |
| Department of Defense | $203,217 | 3.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $4.6 million | 66.9% |
| Economic Development | $2.4 million | 34.8% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security - General | $2.9 million | 43.3% |
| Infrastructure | $2.4 million | 34.8% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $1.4 million | 20.6% |
| Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) | $203,217 | 3.0% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $41.3M | $276.1M | $3.6M | $5.0M | $4.6M |
| Program Support | $255,150 | $1.2M | $2.6M | $1.5M | -$46,745 |
| Economic Development | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1.2M | $2.4M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $0 | $1.5M | $900,000 | $605,179 | -$1,367 |
| Health | $2.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Environment | $0 | $0 | $1.1M | $600,000 | $0 |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $0 | $341,476 | $1.2M | $0 | -$65,856 |
| Education and Social Services | $0 | $280,060 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprises | $5.3 million | 77.4% |
| Government | $1.6 million | 23.6% |
How Bulgaria compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Albania | $8.5 million |
| Fiji | $8.0 million |
| Bulgaria (this page) | $6.8 million |
| Azerbaijan | $5.5 million |
| Greece | $5.4 million |
Other countries in Europe and Eurasia
- Ukraine$18B
- Georgia$100M
- Armenia$37M
- Kosovo$27M
- Latvia$23M
- Serbia$21M
- Turkey$16M
- Bosnia and Herzegovina$14M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Bulgaria?
- $6.8 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $5.9 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $511.2 million.
- How much US aid does Bulgaria get per person?
- About $1.06 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 6,433,302.
- How much USAID funding goes to Bulgaria?
- USAID managed -$1,367 of the FY2025 total (-0.0%). The Trade and Development Agency managed the most ($5.3 million).
- What is US aid to Bulgaria spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Peace and Security $4.6 million (66.9%); Economic Development $2.4 million (34.8%).
- Has US aid to Bulgaria gone up or down?
- FY2025: $6.8 million; FY2024: $9.0 million (down 24.5%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2022 ($279.4 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Bulgaria?
- In FY2025, $1.6 million (22.9%) of obligations for Bulgaria was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov, and the Department of Defense managed $203,217.
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.