Foreign aidEast Asia and OceaniaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Malaysia
The US gave Malaysia $10.1 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $0.28 per person, 99th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $10.1 million in foreign assistance for Malaysia and disbursed $10.3 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Malaysia ranks 99th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 1.1% from $10.2 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $34.5 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2019, at $167.5 million. In total, $354.9 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Malaysia in FY2025 was the Department of State ($6.6 million, 65.6% of the total). By sector, the largest was Peace and Security ($6.8 million, 67.9%). That sector includes: Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform; Counter-Terrorism; Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $1.3 million (12.9%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, -$68,430 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 Malaysia itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the East Asia and Oceania page).
US aid to Malaysia by year
Malaysia: $10M in FY2025, against a peak of $168M in FY2019
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 | $1.3M | $5.3M | $2.4M | $595,692 | $9.6M | $8.4M | $0.31 | 113 |
| FY2016 | $206,987 | $6.4M | $2.8M | $2.8M | $12.2M | $11.4M | $0.38 | 111 |
| FY2017 | $441,598 | $8.4M | $1.9M | $2.0M | $12.8M | $9.4M | $0.40 | 107 |
| FY2018 | $1.5M | $5.6M | $24.8M | $1.4M | $33.3M | $31.9M | $1.01 | 88 |
| FY2019 | $10.4M | $10.4M | $144.0M | $2.6M | $167.5M | $154.5M | $5.01 | 43 |
| FY2020 | $5.0M | $8.1M | $28.8M | $2.4M | $44.2M | $42.7M | $1.31 | 86 |
| FY2021 | $5.6M | $10.6M | $0 | $752,052 | $17.0M | $18.5M | $0.50 | 103 |
| FY2022 | $774,128 | $10.7M | $0 | $10.0M | $21.5M | $16.5M | $0.62 | 111 |
| FY2023 | $905,007 | $9.1M | $898,658 | $5.6M | $16.6M | $15.7M | $0.47 | 111 |
| FY2024 | -$292,867 | $8.4M | $564,289 | $1.5M | $10.2M | $10.3M | $0.29 | 113 |
| FY2025 | -$2,184 | $6.6M | $0 | $3.5M | $10.1M | $10.3M | $0.28 | 99 |
| FY2026* | $0 | -$68,430 | $0 | $0 | -$68,430 | $1.4M | – | – |
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 | $6.6 million | 65.6% |
| Department of Labor | $3.0 million | 29.8% |
| Department of Energy | $459,000 | 4.6% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $6.8 million | 67.9% |
| Economic Development | $3.5 million | 34.4% |
| Program Support | $51,609 | 0.5% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Transnational Crime | $5.0 million | 49.7% |
| Labor Policies and Markets | $3.0 million | 29.8% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $1.8 million | 18.1% |
| Trade and Investment | $459,000 | 4.6% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $51,609 | 0.5% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $8.8M | $9.2M | $7.3M | $4.1M | $6.8M |
| Economic Development | $591,275 | $8.3M | $4.4M | $427,114 | $3.5M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $1.7M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.3M | -$281,213 |
| Environment | $521,378 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0 |
| Program Support | $2.0M | -$7,488 | $9,848 | $2.0M | $51,609 |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $2.8M | -$326,620 | $0 | $125,000 | $0 |
| Health | $531,922 | $615,000 | $1.1M | $4,555 | -$802 |
| Education and Social Services | $53,239 | $0 | $499,247 | -$92 | $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 | $5.3 million | 52.7% |
| Multilateral | $3.0 million | 30.1% |
| Government | $2.1 million | 20.9% |
How Malaysia compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| North Macedonia | $10.6 million |
| Gambia | $10.3 million |
| Malaysia (this page) | $10.1 million |
| Cuba | $9.2 million |
| Gabon | $8.9 million |
Other countries in East Asia and Oceania
- Micronesia, Federated States of$391M
- Marshall Islands$307M
- Taiwan$300M
- Vietnam$233M
- Philippines$131M
- Indonesia$112M
- Palau$87M
- Burma (Myanmar)$79M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Malaysia?
- $10.1 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $10.3 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $354.9 million.
- How much US aid does Malaysia get per person?
- About $0.28 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 35,977,838.
- How much USAID funding goes to Malaysia?
- USAID managed -$2,184 of the FY2025 total (-0.0%). The Department of State managed the most ($6.6 million).
- What is US aid to Malaysia spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Peace and Security $6.8 million (67.9%); Economic Development $3.5 million (34.4%); Program Support $51,609 (0.5%).
- Has US aid to Malaysia gone up or down?
- FY2025: $10.1 million; FY2024: $10.2 million (down 1.1%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2019 ($167.5 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Malaysia?
- In FY2025, $1.3 million (12.9%) of obligations for Malaysia 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.