Foreign aidEurope and EurasiaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Kosovo
The US gave Kosovo $26.5 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $16.81 per person, 76th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $26.5 million in foreign assistance for Kosovo and disbursed $54.4 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Kosovo ranks 76th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 90.5% from $280.3 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $89.8 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2024, at $280.3 million. In total, $924.0 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Kosovo in FY2025 was the U.S. Agency for International Development ($17.3 million, 65.4% of the total). By sector, the largest was Program Support ($8.4 million, 31.5%). That sector includes: Direct Administrative Costs; Monitoring and Evaluation. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $5.0 million (18.8%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $118,524 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 Kosovo itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Europe and Eurasia page).
US aid to Kosovo by year
Kosovo: $27M in FY2025, against a peak of $280M 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 | $26.5M | $25.7M | $208,815 | $1.1M | $53.6M | $58.0M | $29.95 | 70 |
| FY2016 | $37.5M | $8.1M | $479,881 | $1.3M | $47.5M | $67.0M | $26.70 | 72 |
| FY2017 | $40.6M | $9.2M | $556,443 | $51.3M | $101.6M | $57.9M | $56.75 | 59 |
| FY2018 | $34.0M | $4.1M | $10.4M | $3.2M | $51.7M | $60.8M | $28.79 | 77 |
| FY2019 | $28.5M | $21.8M | $17.9M | $7.1M | $75.3M | $63.0M | $42.10 | 67 |
| FY2020 | $24.5M | $25.3M | $906,970 | $10.4M | $61.1M | $54.3M | $34.15 | 78 |
| FY2021 | $29.2M | $26.5M | $0 | $2.4M | $58.2M | $57.5M | $32.59 | 76 |
| FY2022 | $42.8M | $30.0M | $0 | $25.0M | $97.8M | $84.4M | $55.33 | 76 |
| FY2023 | $41.3M | $28.2M | $0 | $829,119 | $70.3M | $92.6M | $41.81 | 76 |
| FY2024 | $66.2M | $30.8M | $137,236 | $183.1M | $280.3M | $84.4M | $175.80 | 36 |
| FY2025 | $17.3M | $2.2M | $4.2M | $2.8M | $26.5M | $54.4M | $16.81 | 76 |
| FY2026* | -$217,903 | -$828 | $0 | $337,255 | $118,524 | $12.6M | $0.08 | 95 |
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 | $17.3 million | 65.4% |
| Department of Defense | $4.2 million | 15.7% |
| Department of State | $2.2 million | 8.4% |
| Peace Corps | $2.0 million | 7.5% |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | $807,932 | 3.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Program Support | $8.4 million | 31.5% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $6.6 million | 24.9% |
| Peace and Security | $4.4 million | 16.5% |
| Education and Social Services | $3.7 million | 13.8% |
| Economic Development | $3.3 million | 12.6% |
| Environment | $197,489 | 0.7% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Administrative Costs | $8.1 million | 30.6% |
| Rule of Law and Human Rights | $5.7 million | 21.7% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $4.9 million | 18.5% |
| Higher Education | $1.9 million | 7.3% |
| Policies, Regulations, and Systems | $1.8 million | 6.7% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $1.3 million | 5.0% |
| Private Sector Competitiveness | $1.1 million | 4.0% |
| Infrastructure | $858,927 | 3.2% |
| Civil Society | $412,695 | 1.6% |
| Good Governance | $362,447 | 1.4% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Development | $12.5M | $27.0M | $15.3M | $180.0M | $3.3M |
| Program Support | $12.3M | $25.3M | $9.1M | $47.9M | $8.4M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $13.6M | $17.0M | $20.1M | $31.2M | $6.6M |
| Peace and Security | $16.1M | $21.4M | $22.7M | $13.5M | $4.4M |
| Education and Social Services | $2.4M | $3.5M | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.7M |
| Health | $1.0M | $3.5M | $0 | -$5,742 | $0 |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4.2M | $0 |
| Environment | $227,326 | $148,364 | -$32,557 | $40,993 | $197,489 |
| Multi-sector | -$28,256 | -$43,736 | -$14,462 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Government | $13.7 million | 51.6% |
| Enterprises | $12.8 million | 48.2% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $2.6 million | 9.6% |
| Multilateral | $349,733 | 1.3% |
How Kosovo compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Venezuela | $29.2 million |
| Brazil | $27.5 million |
| Kosovo (this page) | $26.5 million |
| Jamaica | $24.3 million |
| Sri Lanka | $24.1 million |
Other countries in Europe and Eurasia
- Ukraine$18B
- Georgia$100M
- Armenia$37M
- Latvia$23M
- Serbia$21M
- Turkey$16M
- Bosnia and Herzegovina$14M
- Estonia$12M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Kosovo?
- $26.5 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $54.4 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $924.0 million.
- How much US aid does Kosovo get per person?
- About $16.81 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 1,576,876.
- How much USAID funding goes to Kosovo?
- USAID managed $17.3 million of the FY2025 total (65.4%), more than any other agency.
- What is US aid to Kosovo spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Program Support $8.4 million (31.5%); Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance $6.6 million (24.9%); Peace and Security $4.4 million (16.5%); Education and Social Services $3.7 million (13.8%).
- Has US aid to Kosovo gone up or down?
- FY2025: $26.5 million; FY2024: $280.3 million (down 90.5%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2024 ($280.3 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Kosovo?
- In FY2025, $5.0 million (18.8%) of obligations for Kosovo was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov, and the Department of Defense managed $4.2 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.