Foreign aidEast Asia and OceaniaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Cambodia
The US gave Cambodia $76.5 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $4.29 per person, 56th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $76.5 million in foreign assistance for Cambodia and disbursed $99.9 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Cambodia ranks 56th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 46.8% from $143.9 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $122.1 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2018, at $161.0 million. In total, $1.3 billion was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Cambodia in FY2025 was the Department of State ($35.6 million, 46.5% of the total). By sector, the largest was Health ($37.1 million, 48.5%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $0 (0.0%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $352,431 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 Cambodia itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the East Asia and Oceania page).
US aid to Cambodia by year
Cambodia: $77M in FY2025, against a peak of $161M in FY2018
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 | $75.7M | $9.2M | $4.0M | $8.3M | $97.2M | $97.2M | $6.22 | 61 |
| FY2016 | $70.6M | $8.9M | $1.6M | $26.8M | $107.8M | $114.6M | $6.80 | 48 |
| FY2017 | $78.6M | $7.0M | $7.8M | $9.1M | $102.5M | $107.3M | $6.38 | 58 |
| FY2018 | $97.5M | $5.7M | $5.9M | $51.9M | $161.0M | $108.5M | $9.89 | 41 |
| FY2019 | $61.3M | $4.2M | $7.2M | $32.3M | $105.0M | $94.7M | $6.37 | 55 |
| FY2020 | $95.1M | $13.2M | $14.8M | $5.5M | $128.5M | $123.5M | $7.68 | 52 |
| FY2021 | $102.5M | $11.0M | $0 | $3.6M | $117.1M | $116.1M | $6.90 | 53 |
| FY2022 | $95.8M | $20.0M | $0 | $27.2M | $143.0M | $129.7M | $8.31 | 62 |
| FY2023 | $98.8M | $10.5M | $0 | $5.4M | $114.6M | $127.2M | $6.58 | 61 |
| FY2024 | $98.5M | $12.4M | $0 | $33.1M | $143.9M | $122.3M | $8.16 | 62 |
| FY2025 | $34.6M | $35.6M | $0 | $6.3M | $76.5M | $99.9M | $4.29 | 56 |
| FY2026* | -$784,896 | $590,033 | $0 | $547,294 | $352,431 | $14.5M | $0.02 | 85 |
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 | $35.6 million | 46.5% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $34.6 million | 45.2% |
| Department of Labor | $3.0 million | 3.9% |
| Peace Corps | $2.0 million | 2.6% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.3 million | 1.7% |
| Department of the Interior | $32,498 | 0.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $150 | 0.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $37.1 million | 48.5% |
| Economic Development | $19.5 million | 25.4% |
| Peace and Security | $9.7 million | 12.7% |
| Program Support | $6.5 million | 8.4% |
| Education and Social Services | $3.6 million | 4.7% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $97,963 | 0.1% |
| Environment | $32,498 | 0.0% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malaria | $12.6 million | 16.4% |
| Tuberculosis | $10.1 million | 13.1% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $7.7 million | 10.0% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $6.9 million | 9.0% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $6.5 million | 8.4% |
| Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET) | $5.6 million | 7.4% |
| Agriculture | $4.8 million | 6.3% |
| Private Sector Competitiveness | $4.8 million | 6.2% |
| Maternal and Child Health | $3.6 million | 4.6% |
| HIV/AIDS | $3.5 million | 4.6% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | $33.5M | $51.0M | $34.5M | $36.0M | $37.1M |
| Economic Development | $18.3M | $22.6M | $13.3M | $47.2M | $19.5M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $28.8M | $24.9M | $30.0M | $22.7M | $97,963 |
| Program Support | $16.2M | $15.1M | $16.2M | $17.8M | $6.5M |
| Peace and Security | $9.9M | $19.6M | $10.0M | $12.3M | $9.7M |
| Education and Social Services | $8.5M | $7.7M | $8.9M | $6.9M | $3.6M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $1.6M | $750,000 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 |
| Environment | $425,452 | $1.3M | $658,585 | $0 | $32,498 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| NGO | $29.9 million | 39.0% |
| Enterprises | $16.6 million | 21.6% |
| Multilateral | $14.6 million | 19.1% |
| Government | $9.3 million | 12.2% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $6.1 million | 8.0% |
How Cambodia compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Madagascar | $79.5 million |
| Burma (Myanmar) | $79.3 million |
| Cambodia (this page) | $76.5 million |
| Laos | $74.3 million |
| Chad | $73.3 million |
Other countries in East Asia and Oceania
- Micronesia, Federated States of$391M
- Marshall Islands$307M
- Taiwan$300M
- Vietnam$233M
- Philippines$131M
- Indonesia$112M
- Palau$87M
- Burma (Myanmar)$79M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Cambodia?
- $76.5 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $99.9 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $1.3 billion.
- How much US aid does Cambodia get per person?
- About $4.29 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 17,847,982.
- How much USAID funding goes to Cambodia?
- USAID managed $34.6 million of the FY2025 total (45.2%). The Department of State managed the most ($35.6 million).
- What is US aid to Cambodia spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Health $37.1 million (48.5%); Economic Development $19.5 million (25.4%); Peace and Security $9.7 million (12.7%); Program Support $6.5 million (8.4%).
- Has US aid to Cambodia gone up or down?
- FY2025: $76.5 million; FY2024: $143.9 million (down 46.8%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2018 ($161.0 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Cambodia?
- In FY2025, $0 (0.0%) of obligations for Cambodia 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.