Foreign aidWestern HemisphereFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Guyana
The US gave Guyana $3.1 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $3.67 per person, 117th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $3.1 million in foreign assistance for Guyana and disbursed $3.4 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Guyana ranks 117th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 20.9% from $3.9 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $5.5 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2016, at $10.7 million. In total, $58.1 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Guyana in FY2025 was the Peace Corps ($2.4 million, 78.3% of the total). By sector, the largest was Environment ($1.1 million, 36.4%). That sector includes: Clean Productive Environment; Natural Resources and Biodiversity. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $550,000 (17.9%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $718,314 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 Guyana itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Western Hemisphere page).
US aid to Guyana by year
Guyana: $3.1M in FY2025, against a peak of $11M in FY2016
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 | $2.1M | $754,995 | $42,507 | $4.3M | $7.2M | $7.4M | $9.49 | 118 |
| FY2016 | $2.8M | $1.8M | $101,621 | $6.0M | $10.7M | $7.7M | $13.99 | 113 |
| FY2017 | $1.0M | $309,329 | $234,699 | $3.8M | $5.4M | $6.4M | $6.98 | 122 |
| FY2018 | $571,963 | $1.0M | $140,355 | $2.9M | $4.7M | $6.1M | $5.89 | 118 |
| FY2019 | $554,342 | $1.8M | -$1,040 | $2.4M | $4.8M | $3.7M | $5.89 | 130 |
| FY2020 | $813,534 | $4.2M | $12,279 | $2.8M | $7.8M | $3.5M | $9.69 | 129 |
| FY2021 | $405,967 | $310,447 | -$25,858 | $1.5M | $2.2M | $7.0M | $2.74 | 141 |
| FY2022 | $1.7M | $764,047 | $0 | $2.6M | $5.1M | $6.0M | $6.21 | 129 |
| FY2023 | $4,005 | $767,139 | $0 | $2.6M | $3.3M | $4.4M | $4.02 | 133 |
| FY2024 | -$10,215 | $1.2M | $0 | $2.7M | $3.9M | $3.6M | $4.67 | 137 |
| FY2025 | $7,299 | $569,473 | $0 | $2.5M | $3.1M | $3.4M | $3.67 | 117 |
| FY2026* | $0 | -$570 | $0 | $718,884 | $718,314 | $748,710 | $0.86 | 76 |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Who manages it and what it pays for, FY2025
By managing agency
| Managing agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace Corps | $2.4 million | 78.3% |
| Department of State | $569,473 | 18.6% |
| Department of Agriculture | $70,962 | 2.3% |
| Department of Transportation | $16,901 | 0.6% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $7,299 | 0.2% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | $1.1 million | 36.4% |
| Education and Social Services | $922,740 | 30.1% |
| Peace and Security | $650,000 | 21.2% |
| Health | $430,616 | 14.0% |
| Program Support | $81,595 | 2.7% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $50,000 | 1.6% |
| Economic Development | $16,901 | 0.6% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Environment - General | $1.0 million | 34.1% |
| Policies, Regulations, and Systems | $922,740 | 30.1% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $625,306 | 20.4% |
| Health - General | $430,616 | 14.0% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $81,595 | 2.7% |
| Environment | $70,962 | 2.3% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance - General | $50,000 | 1.6% |
| Counter-Narcotics | $24,694 | 0.8% |
| Infrastructure | $16,901 | 0.6% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Social Services | $461,900 | $765,119 | $789,938 | $1.1M | $922,740 |
| Health | $640,979 | $748,326 | $808,824 | $708,721 | $430,616 |
| Environment | $355,663 | $492,890 | $582,001 | $654,205 | $1.1M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $518,130 | $2.0M | $0 | $316,000 | $50,000 |
| Peace and Security | $10,108 | $519,109 | $478,322 | $837,463 | $650,000 |
| Economic Development | $220,719 | $329,548 | $363,926 | -$47,889 | $16,901 |
| Program Support | $2,167 | $21,584 | $42,088 | $349,356 | $81,595 |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $24,886 | $190,000 | $258,000 | $0 | -$200,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Government | $3.0 million | 96.9% |
| Enterprises | $125,675 | 4.1% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $70,962 | 2.3% |
How Guyana compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Algeria | $3.3 million |
| Bolivia | $3.2 million |
| Guyana (this page) | $3.1 million |
| Turkmenistan | $2.9 million |
| Solomon Islands | $2.7 million |
Other countries in the Western Hemisphere
- Colombia$390M
- Haiti$337M
- Honduras$142M
- El Salvador$139M
- Guatemala$101M
- Peru$82M
- Costa Rica$81M
- Mexico$64M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Guyana?
- $3.1 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $3.4 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $58.1 million.
- How much US aid does Guyana get per person?
- About $3.67 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 835,986.
- How much USAID funding goes to Guyana?
- USAID managed $7,299 of the FY2025 total (0.2%). The Peace Corps managed the most ($2.4 million).
- What is US aid to Guyana spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Environment $1.1 million (36.4%); Education and Social Services $922,740 (30.1%); Peace and Security $650,000 (21.2%); Health $430,616 (14.0%).
- Has US aid to Guyana gone up or down?
- FY2025: $3.1 million; FY2024: $3.9 million (down 20.9%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2016 ($10.7 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Guyana?
- In FY2025, $550,000 (17.9%) of obligations for Guyana 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.