Foreign aidSub-Saharan AfricaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The US gave the Democratic Republic of the Congo $452.5 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $4.01 per person, 12th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $452.5 million in foreign assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and disbursed $749.8 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 68.0% from $1.4 billion in FY2024, and compare with an average of $809.1 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2024, at $1.4 billion. In total, $8.5 billion was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in FY2025 was the U.S. Agency for International Development ($232.4 million, 51.4% of the total). By sector, the largest was Health ($279.8 million, 61.8%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $963,122 (0.2%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $158.1 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Sub-Saharan Africa page).
US aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo by year
Democratic Republic of the Congo: $452M in FY2025, against a peak of $1.4B in FY2024
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 | $361.8M | $80.6M | $2.6M | $24.6M | $469.7M | $353.6M | $5.80 | 20 |
| FY2016 | $340.9M | $74.2M | $1.1M | $37.7M | $454.0M | $351.3M | $5.41 | 19 |
| FY2017 | $392.2M | $78.5M | $2.8M | $18.9M | $492.4M | $411.6M | $5.65 | 21 |
| FY2018 | $595.1M | $84.2M | $2.0M | $25.2M | $706.5M | $481.8M | $7.85 | 14 |
| FY2019 | $740.4M | $65.5M | $976,462 | $32.1M | $839.0M | $687.9M | $9.03 | 9 |
| FY2020 | $834.4M | $100.1M | $3.2M | $32.6M | $970.3M | $746.4M | $10.11 | 9 |
| FY2021 | $803.1M | $11.1M | $6.4M | $12.7M | $833.3M | $849.8M | $8.40 | 8 |
| FY2022 | $837.0M | $26.2M | $4.2M | $44.3M | $911.8M | $837.8M | $8.90 | 12 |
| FY2023 | $943.0M | $14.7M | $3.8M | $39.0M | $1.0B | $985.9M | $9.46 | 8 |
| FY2024 | $1.3B | $13.9M | $5.1M | $50.8M | $1.4B | $1.3B | $12.93 | 5 |
| FY2025 | $232.4M | $198.1M | $1.0M | $20.9M | $452.5M | $749.8M | $4.01 | 12 |
| FY2026* | -$1.6M | $147.7M | $113,091 | $12.0M | $158.1M | $213.1M | $1.40 | 5 |
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 | $232.4 million | 51.4% |
| Department of State | $198.1 million | 43.8% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $20.0 million | 4.4% |
| Department of Defense | $1.0 million | 0.2% |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | $539,725 | 0.1% |
| Department of Agriculture | $233,430 | 0.1% |
| African Development Foundation | $208,573 | 0.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $279.8 million | 61.8% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $126.1 million | 27.9% |
| Program Support | $34.4 million | 7.6% |
| Economic Development | $7.2 million | 1.6% |
| Peace and Security | $4.1 million | 0.9% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $742,594 | 0.2% |
| Environment | $115,430 | 0.0% |
| Education and Social Services | $22,429 | 0.0% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Protection, Assistance and Solutions | $126.1 million | 27.9% |
| Malaria | $101.2 million | 22.4% |
| HIV/AIDS | $44.4 million | 9.8% |
| Maternal and Child Health | $43.8 million | 9.7% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $33.6 million | 7.4% |
| Nutrition | $33.1 million | 7.3% |
| Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET) | $25.6 million | 5.6% |
| Tuberculosis | $19.4 million | 4.3% |
| Agriculture | $7.6 million | 1.7% |
| Water Supply and Sanitation | $4.9 million | 1.1% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Assistance | $508.0M | $508.4M | $589.0M | $881.4M | $126.1M |
| Health | $221.3M | $268.4M | $261.8M | $387.9M | $279.8M |
| Program Support | $41.3M | $52.4M | $50.6M | $65.0M | $34.4M |
| Economic Development | $26.2M | $34.0M | $30.9M | $24.5M | $7.2M |
| Education and Social Services | $16.5M | $14.3M | $21.5M | $26.3M | $22,429 |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $12.6M | $17.5M | $27.9M | $18.4M | $742,594 |
| Peace and Security | $7.1M | $15.1M | $16.4M | $9.1M | $4.1M |
| Environment | $501,780 | $1.6M | $2.1M | $134,097 | $115,430 |
| Multi-sector | $0 | $35,295 | $198,000 | $450,694 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| NGO | $133.1 million | 29.4% |
| Enterprises | $117.4 million | 26.0% |
| Multilateral | $108.9 million | 24.1% |
| Government | $69.0 million | 15.3% |
| Church and Faith Based | $14.8 million | 3.3% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $6.8 million | 1.5% |
| Networks | $2.3 million | 0.5% |
How the Democratic Republic of the Congo compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Lebanon | $500.3 million |
| Uganda | $455.4 million |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (this page) | $452.5 million |
| Zambia | $422.1 million |
| Tanzania | $414.9 million |
Other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
All of Sub-Saharan AfricaMore on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- $452.5 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $749.8 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $8.5 billion.
- How much US aid does the Democratic Republic of the Congo get per person?
- About $4.01 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 112,832,473.
- How much USAID funding goes to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- USAID managed $232.4 million of the FY2025 total (51.4%), more than any other agency.
- What is US aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Health $279.8 million (61.8%); Humanitarian Assistance $126.1 million (27.9%); Program Support $34.4 million (7.6%); Economic Development $7.2 million (1.6%).
- Has US aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo gone up or down?
- FY2025: $452.5 million; FY2024: $1.4 billion (down 68.0%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2024 ($1.4 billion).
- Does the US give military aid to the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- In FY2025, $963,122 (0.2%) of obligations for the Democratic Republic of the Congo was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov, and the Department of Defense managed $1.0 million.
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.