Foreign aidFY2015 to FY2026
How much foreign aid does the US give each year?
The US obligated $48.3 billion in foreign aid in FY2025, down 43.7% on FY2024.It disbursed $47.8 billion in the same year; the obligations equal about 0.7% of total federal outlays.
FY2025 obligated
$48B
$48.3 billion
Disbursed
$48B
paid out in the year
Change
−43.7%
on FY2024
Of federal outlays
0.7%
approximate
The highest year since FY2015 was FY2023 ($100.0 billion), the year aid to Ukraine peaked ($48.7 billion). Before FY2022 the yearly total was between $47.9 billion and $53.4 billion. USAID managed $16.4 billion of the FY2025 total (33.9%); see USAID spending by year.
US foreign aid peaked at $100B in FY2023
Obligations by fiscal year, all agencies, nominal dollars. FY26* is incomplete.
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Obligated | Disbursed | USAID | Military share | Budget function 150 outlays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $50.0B | $48.4B | $19.4B | 29.9% | $48.6B |
| FY2016 | $49.6B | $46.8B | $19.4B | 29.7% | $45.3B |
| FY2017 | $48.3B | $45.4B | $20.6B | 26.5% | $46.3B |
| FY2018 | $47.9B | $46.9B | $20.1B | 31.2% | $49.0B |
| FY2019 | $48.8B | $46.7B | $21.2B | 29.8% | $52.7B |
| FY2020 | $52.5B | $47.2B | $26.2B | 22.9% | $67.7B |
| FY2021 | $53.4B | $49.4B | $29.7B | 13.7% | $46.9B |
| FY2022 | $78.7B | $74.4B | $41.5B | 23.6% | $71.7B |
| FY2023 | $100.0B | $80.5B | $42.4B | 40.1% | $69.3B |
| FY2024 | $85.8B | $71.6B | $35.4B | 35.4% | $72.0B |
| FY2025 | $48.3B | $47.8B | $16.4B | 36.2% | $45.2B |
| FY2026* | $5.8B | $10.7B | $1.4B | – | $44.9B |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Who manages it and what it pays for, FY2025
By managing agency
| Managing agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $16.4 billion | 33.9% |
| Department of State | $13.3 billion | 27.6% |
| Department of Defense | $12.9 billion | 26.7% |
| Department of the Treasury | $1.9 billion | 3.9% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.1 billion | 2.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $769.5 million | 1.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $509.0 million | 1.1% |
| Peace Corps | $450.7 million | 0.9% |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | $445.1 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Energy | $416.6 million | 0.9% |
| Department of Labor | $41.8 million | 0.1% |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | $24.3 million | 0.1% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $18.7 billion | 38.7% |
| Health | $8.8 billion | 18.2% |
| Economic Development | $7.2 billion | 14.8% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $5.8 billion | 12.1% |
| Program Support | $3.6 billion | 7.4% |
| Multi-sector | $2.6 billion | 5.4% |
| Education and Social Services | $777.5 million | 1.6% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $727.3 million | 1.5% |
| Environment | $142.1 million | 0.3% |
Year pages
USAID by year
- USAID in FY2026$1.4B
- USAID in FY2025$16B
- USAID in FY2024$35B
- USAID in FY2023$42B
- USAID in FY2022$42B
- USAID in FY2021$30B
- USAID in FY2020$26B
- USAID in FY2019$21B
- USAID in FY2018$20B
- USAID in FY2017$21B
- USAID in FY2016$19B
- USAID in FY2015$19B
Federal budget by year
- Federal budget FY2026$5.8B aid
- Federal budget FY2025$48B aid
- Federal budget FY2024$86B aid
- Federal budget FY2023$100B aid
- Federal budget FY2022$79B aid
- Federal budget FY2021$53B aid
- Federal budget FY2020$52B aid
- Federal budget FY2019$49B aid
- Federal budget FY2018$48B aid
- Federal budget FY2017$48B aid
- Federal budget FY2016$50B aid
- Federal budget FY2015$50B aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give each year?
- $48.3 billion was obligated in FY2025, down 43.7% from $85.8 billion in FY2024. Over FY2015–FY2025 the yearly total ranged from $47.9 billion to $100.0 billion (FY2023).
- What share of the federal budget is foreign aid?
- FY2025 foreign aid obligations of $48.3 billion equal 0.7% of total federal outlays ($7.01 trillion). The two measures differ (commitments versus cash), so treat this as an approximate share.
- Why was foreign aid higher in FY2022 to FY2024?
- Mostly aid to Ukraine: $20.6 billion in FY2022, $48.7 billion in FY2023 and $24.8 billion in FY2024 was obligated for Ukraine.
- What is US foreign aid spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Peace and Security $18.7 billion (38.7%); Health $8.8 billion (18.2%); Economic Development $7.2 billion (14.8%); Humanitarian Assistance $5.8 billion (12.1%).
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.
- Budget function 150: U.S. Treasury, Monthly Treasury Statement, Table 9.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: method and caveats.