Foreign aidSub-Saharan AfricaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to the Gambia
The US gave the Gambia $10.3 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $3.66 per person, 98th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $10.3 million in foreign assistance for the Gambia and disbursed $13.6 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
The Gambia ranks 98th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 50.2% from $20.7 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $16.7 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2022, at $61.5 million. In total, $177.0 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for the Gambia in FY2025 was the Department of State ($5.0 million, 48.5% of the total). By sector, the largest was Health ($8.5 million, 82.1%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $319,552 (3.1%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, -$6.5 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 the Gambia itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Sub-Saharan Africa page).
US aid to the Gambia by year
Gambia: $10M in FY2025, against a peak of $61M in FY2022
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 | $380,263 | $206,340 | $87,666 | $1.7M | $2.4M | $2.3M | $1.09 | 133 |
| FY2016 | -$21,299 | $193,829 | $330,346 | $2.7M | $3.2M | $2.5M | $1.39 | 132 |
| FY2017 | $15.0M | $2.5M | $110,379 | $1.6M | $19.1M | $7.6M | $8.17 | 100 |
| FY2018 | $0 | $1.4M | $361,646 | $2.1M | $3.9M | $14.1M | $1.62 | 121 |
| FY2019 | $1.5M | $2.0M | $196,005 | $4.4M | $8.1M | $6.9M | $3.30 | 124 |
| FY2020 | $99,814 | $1.5M | $201,410 | $2.5M | $4.3M | $5.1M | $1.71 | 137 |
| FY2021 | $4.4M | $1.1M | $175,474 | $1.4M | $7.1M | $3.5M | $2.77 | 120 |
| FY2022 | $2.5M | $1.1M | $396,000 | $57.5M | $61.5M | $5.8M | $23.31 | 89 |
| FY2023 | $1.2M | $1.3M | $426,572 | $33.4M | $36.3M | $12.2M | $13.45 | 96 |
| FY2024 | $2.5M | $1.8M | $382,888 | $16.1M | $20.7M | $32.1M | $7.51 | 104 |
| FY2025 | $4.1M | $5.0M | $119,552 | $1.1M | $10.3M | $13.6M | $3.66 | 98 |
| FY2026* | -$2,905 | $0 | $0 | -$6.5M | -$6.5M | $6.2M | – | – |
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 | $5.0 million | 48.5% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $4.1 million | 40.0% |
| Peace Corps | $2.1 million | 20.7% |
| Department of the Treasury | $980,715 | 9.5% |
| Department of Defense | $119,552 | 1.2% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $8.5 million | 82.1% |
| Education and Social Services | $639,848 | 6.2% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $511,376 | 4.9% |
| Program Support | $343,516 | 3.3% |
| Peace and Security | $200,000 | 1.9% |
| Environment | $127,238 | 1.2% |
| Economic Development | $26,356 | 0.3% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Malaria | $7.7 million | 74.2% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $980,715 | 9.5% |
| Rule of Law and Human Rights | $737,841 | 7.1% |
| Health - General | $693,169 | 6.7% |
| Policies, Regulations, and Systems | $639,848 | 6.2% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $338,214 | 3.3% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $200,000 | 1.9% |
| Environment - General | $159,958 | 1.5% |
| HIV/AIDS | $119,552 | 1.2% |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | $5,302 | 0.1% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Development | $554,068 | $21.0M | $28.9M | $8.1M | $26,356 |
| Health | $2.5M | $30.4M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $8.5M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $3.4M | $3.7M | $4.8M | $2.6M | $511,376 |
| Program Support | $162,345 | $5.2M | $45,840 | $3.2M | $343,516 |
| Education and Social Services | $264,453 | $720,277 | $904,647 | $3.7M | $639,848 |
| Peace and Security | $193,077 | $190,277 | $189,875 | $1.2M | $200,000 |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $0 | $284,953 | $0 | $47,081 | $0 |
| Environment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $127,238 |
| Multi-sector | -$1 | $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 | $5.4 million | 52.1% |
| NGO | $2.7 million | 26.1% |
| Government | $1.3 million | 12.8% |
| Multilateral | $930,000 | 9.0% |
How the Gambia compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Libya | $11.1 million |
| North Macedonia | $10.6 million |
| Gambia (this page) | $10.3 million |
| Malaysia | $10.1 million |
| Cuba | $9.2 million |
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 the Gambia?
- $10.3 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $13.6 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $177.0 million.
- How much US aid does the Gambia get per person?
- About $3.66 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 2,822,093.
- How much USAID funding goes to the Gambia?
- USAID managed $4.1 million of the FY2025 total (40.0%). The Department of State managed the most ($5.0 million).
- What is US aid to the Gambia spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Health $8.5 million (82.1%); Education and Social Services $639,848 (6.2%); Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance $511,376 (4.9%); Program Support $343,516 (3.3%).
- Has US aid to the Gambia gone up or down?
- FY2025: $10.3 million; FY2024: $20.7 million (down 50.2%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2022 ($61.5 million).
- Does the US give military aid to the Gambia?
- In FY2025, $319,552 (3.1%) of obligations for the Gambia was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov, and the Department of Defense managed $119,552.
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.