Foreign aidSub-Saharan AfricaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Congo
The US gave Congo $611,225 in foreign aid in FY2025: $0.09 per person, 141st of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $611,225 in foreign assistance for Congo and disbursed $10.8 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Congo ranks 141st of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 94.4% from $10.9 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $13.4 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2017, at $35.9 million. In total, $134.8 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Congo in FY2025 was the Department of Defense ($283,185, 46.3% of the total). By sector, the largest was Health ($283,185, 46.3%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $483,185 (79.1%) 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 Congo itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Sub-Saharan Africa page).
US aid to Congo by year
Congo: $611K in FY2025, against a peak of $36M in FY2017
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 | $992,306 | $549,989 | $0 | $808,752 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $0.46 | 134 |
| FY2016 | -$4,078 | $6.6M | $585,114 | $1.5M | $8.7M | $4.2M | $1.66 | 117 |
| FY2017 | $1.7M | $3.6M | $370,000 | $30.3M | $35.9M | $1.2M | $6.71 | 85 |
| FY2018 | $8.9M | $2.0M | $370,000 | $5.3M | $16.5M | $10.8M | $3.01 | 107 |
| FY2019 | $11.2M | $4.5M | $0 | $8.0M | $23.8M | $6.0M | $4.23 | 109 |
| FY2020 | $3.2M | $6.8M | $370,000 | $0 | $10.4M | $15.1M | $1.81 | 122 |
| FY2021 | $8.9M | $167,461 | $633,886 | -$502,579 | $9.1M | $17.1M | $1.55 | 116 |
| FY2022 | $9.0M | $460,486 | $580,000 | $624,268 | $10.7M | $20.2M | $1.77 | 121 |
| FY2023 | $3.6M | $461,350 | $584,080 | $1.1M | $5.8M | $9.6M | $0.94 | 123 |
| FY2024 | $9.3M | $244,995 | $575,534 | $757,476 | $10.9M | $16.5M | $1.72 | 112 |
| FY2025 | $5,825 | $200,000 | $283,185 | $122,215 | $611,225 | $10.8M | $0.09 | 141 |
| FY2026* | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $366,818 | – | – |
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 Defense | $283,185 | 46.3% |
| Department of State | $200,000 | 32.7% |
| Department of Agriculture | $122,215 | 20.0% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $5,825 | 1.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $283,185 | 46.3% |
| Peace and Security | $200,000 | 32.7% |
| Environment | $122,215 | 20.0% |
| Program Support | $5,825 | 1.0% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| HIV/AIDS | $283,185 | 46.3% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $200,000 | 32.7% |
| Natural Resources and Biodiversity | $122,215 | 20.0% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $5,825 | 1.0% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Assistance | $6.8M | $7.8M | $3.6M | $7.2M | $0 |
| Health | $1.5M | $1.9M | $585,549 | $2.6M | $283,185 |
| Peace and Security | $1.2M | $420,486 | $421,350 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| Environment | -$717,445 | $624,268 | $1.1M | $757,476 | $122,215 |
| Economic Development | $214,866 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $35,000 | $0 |
| Program Support | $700 | $0 | -$410 | $99,710 | $5,825 |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | -$5 | $0 |
| Education and Social Services | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 |
| Multi-sector | -$12 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprises | $358,688 | 58.7% |
| Government | $263,031 | 43.0% |
How Congo compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Guinea-Bissau | $685,858 |
| Oman | $662,553 |
| Congo (this page) | $611,225 |
| Czechia | $314,074 |
| Canada | $214,608 |
Other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Ethiopia$852M
- Nigeria$620M
- Kenya$562M
- Sudan$548M
- Mozambique$503M
- Uganda$455M
- Democratic Republic of the Congo$452M
- Zambia$422M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Congo?
- $611,225 was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $10.8 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $134.8 million.
- How much US aid does Congo get per person?
- About $0.09 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 6,484,437.
- How much USAID funding goes to Congo?
- USAID managed $5,825 of the FY2025 total (1.0%). The Department of Defense managed the most ($283,185).
- What is US aid to Congo spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Health $283,185 (46.3%); Peace and Security $200,000 (32.7%); Environment $122,215 (20.0%); Program Support $5,825 (1.0%).
- Has US aid to Congo gone up or down?
- FY2025: $611,225; FY2024: $10.9 million (down 94.4%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2017 ($35.9 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Congo?
- In FY2025, $483,185 (79.1%) of obligations for Congo was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov, and the Department of Defense managed $283,185.
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.