Foreign aidWestern HemisphereFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Costa Rica
The US gave Costa Rica $80.7 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $15.66 per person, 53rd of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $80.7 million in foreign assistance for Costa Rica and disbursed $74.2 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were up 46.5% from $55.1 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $38.5 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2023, at $85.8 million. In total, $466.0 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Costa Rica in FY2025 was the Department of State ($45.1 million, 55.8% of the total). By sector, the largest was Program Support ($38.1 million, 47.3%). That sector includes: Direct Administrative Costs; Monitoring and Evaluation. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $9.1 million (11.3%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $2.5 million 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 Costa Rica itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Western Hemisphere page).
US aid to Costa Rica by year
Costa Rica: $81M in FY2025, against a peak of $86M in FY2023
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 | $3.4M | $5.2M | $2.5M | $3.6M | $14.8M | $13.0M | $3.07 | 104 |
| FY2016 | $2.4M | $5.5M | $520,011 | $7.9M | $16.3M | $12.4M | $3.36 | 101 |
| FY2017 | $4.7M | $9.3M | $2.1M | $3.6M | $19.7M | $17.8M | $4.01 | 99 |
| FY2018 | $3.7M | $12.5M | $13.9M | $5.4M | $35.4M | $29.2M | $7.15 | 86 |
| FY2019 | $5.2M | $24.9M | $2.2M | $4.1M | $36.5M | $29.3M | $7.30 | 93 |
| FY2020 | $5.4M | $23.3M | $469,800 | $4.0M | $33.2M | $24.4M | $6.59 | 97 |
| FY2021 | $5.3M | $33.8M | $0 | $4.1M | $43.3M | $38.6M | $8.56 | 85 |
| FY2022 | $3.8M | $36.9M | $0 | $4.4M | $45.1M | $45.1M | $8.87 | 101 |
| FY2023 | $5.7M | $55.2M | $0 | $25.0M | $85.8M | $80.3M | $16.81 | 70 |
| FY2024 | $4.2M | $65.9M | $1.6M | -$16.6M | $55.1M | $67.6M | $10.74 | 86 |
| FY2025 | $1.7M | $45.1M | $0 | $33.9M | $80.7M | $74.2M | $15.66 | 53 |
| FY2026* | -$77,812 | $126,948 | $0 | $2.4M | $2.5M | $8.7M | $0.48 | 58 |
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 | $45.1 million | 55.8% |
| Department of Agriculture | $27.6 million | 34.2% |
| Peace Corps | $4.8 million | 6.0% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $1.7 million | 2.2% |
| Department of the Treasury | $1.5 million | 1.8% |
| Department of Transportation | $150 | 0.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Program Support | $38.1 million | 47.3% |
| Economic Development | $29.6 million | 36.7% |
| Peace and Security | $8.7 million | 10.7% |
| Education and Social Services | $4.8 million | 6.0% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Administrative Costs | $38.1 million | 47.3% |
| Agriculture | $27.8 million | 34.4% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $8.7 million | 10.8% |
| Policies, Regulations, and Systems | $4.8 million | 6.0% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $932,921 | 1.2% |
| Financial Sector | $522,402 | 0.6% |
| Economic Opportunity | $348,289 | 0.4% |
| Infrastructure | $150 | 0.0% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Support | $17.1M | $17.8M | $22.9M | $26.1M | $38.1M |
| Peace and Security | $14.9M | $14.7M | $24.4M | $25.7M | $8.7M |
| Economic Development | $1.2M | $1.9M | $1.9M | -$7.1M | $29.6M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $4.0M | $6.7M | $7.3M | $4.3M | -$466,406 |
| Multi-sector | -$21 | -$45,362 | $20.0M | $0 | $0 |
| Education and Social Services | $2.7M | $2.4M | $5.1M | $4.3M | $4.8M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.2M | $1.1M | $3.5M | $1.2M | -$21,705 |
| Health | $1.0M | $250,000 | $500,000 | $376,998 | $0 |
| Environment | $1.1M | $285,630 | $292,410 | $187,776 | $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 | $29.5 million | 36.6% |
| Multilateral | $27.6 million | 34.2% |
| Government | $24.0 million | 29.8% |
How Costa Rica compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Peru | $82.4 million |
| Morocco | $80.8 million |
| Costa Rica (this page) | $80.7 million |
| Madagascar | $79.5 million |
| Burma (Myanmar) | $79.3 million |
Other countries in the Western Hemisphere
All of the Western HemisphereMore on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Costa Rica?
- $80.7 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $74.2 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $466.0 million.
- How much US aid does Costa Rica get per person?
- About $15.66 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 5,152,950.
- How much USAID funding goes to Costa Rica?
- USAID managed $1.7 million of the FY2025 total (2.2%). The Department of State managed the most ($45.1 million).
- What is US aid to Costa Rica spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Program Support $38.1 million (47.3%); Economic Development $29.6 million (36.7%); Peace and Security $8.7 million (10.7%); Education and Social Services $4.8 million (6.0%).
- Has US aid to Costa Rica gone up or down?
- FY2025: $80.7 million; FY2024: $55.1 million (up 46.5%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2023 ($85.8 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Costa Rica?
- In FY2025, $9.1 million (11.3%) of obligations for Costa Rica 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.