Foreign aidSouth and Central AsiaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to the Maldives
The US gave the Maldives $1.2 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $2.21 per person, 131st of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $1.2 million in foreign assistance for the Maldives and disbursed $4.7 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
The Maldives ranks 131st of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 76.7% from $5.0 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $6.1 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2023, at $20.4 million. In total, $62.5 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for the Maldives in FY2025 was the U.S. Agency for International Development ($471,929, 40.3% of the total). By sector, the largest was Peace and Security ($500,000, 42.7%). That sector includes: Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform; Counter-Terrorism; Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $500,000 (42.7%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $12,318 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 Maldives itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the South and Central Asia page).
US aid to the Maldives by year
Maldives: $1.2M in FY2025, against a peak of $20M in FY2023
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 | $1.2M | $1.7M | $480,398 | $0 | $3.4M | $1.8M | $7.85 | 130 |
| FY2016 | $29,885 | $1.7M | $207,295 | $0 | $1.9M | $2.5M | $4.32 | 139 |
| FY2017 | $15,215 | $313,420 | $234,000 | $0 | $562,635 | $1.4M | $1.23 | 160 |
| FY2018 | -$80 | $675,295 | $111,421 | $0 | $786,636 | $809,731 | $1.66 | 148 |
| FY2019 | $408,507 | $2.9M | $123,141 | $166,614 | $3.6M | $1.9M | $7.38 | 133 |
| FY2020 | $3.8M | $4.6M | $22,027 | $377,204 | $8.8M | $2.9M | $17.57 | 126 |
| FY2021 | $6.6M | $4.2M | $0 | $285,870 | $11.2M | $8.1M | $21.62 | 113 |
| FY2022 | $969,974 | $4.2M | $0 | $489,941 | $5.7M | $5.9M | $10.85 | 128 |
| FY2023 | $3.9M | $15.0M | $307,722 | $1.2M | $20.4M | $10.7M | $38.79 | 108 |
| FY2024 | $51,212 | $4.6M | $0 | $414,256 | $5.0M | $7.5M | $9.52 | 128 |
| FY2025 | $471,929 | $434,966 | $0 | $263,661 | $1.2M | $4.7M | $2.21 | 131 |
| FY2026* | $0 | $309 | $0 | $12,009 | $12,318 | $2.3M | $0.02 | 99 |
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 | $471,929 | 40.3% |
| Department of State | $434,966 | 37.2% |
| Department of the Treasury | $263,661 | 22.5% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $500,000 | 42.7% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $449,994 | 38.4% |
| Economic Development | $263,661 | 22.5% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $500,000 | 42.7% |
| Disaster Readiness | $449,994 | 38.4% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $263,661 | 22.5% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $1.6M | $1.5M | $14.8M | $647,874 | $500,000 |
| Program Support | $1.7M | $2.8M | $2.1M | $3.9M | -$43,099 |
| Health | $6.6M | $0 | $0 | -$248,788 | $0 |
| Economic Development | $285,870 | $489,941 | $2.2M | $414,256 | $263,661 |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.0M | $500,000 | $750,000 | $300,000 | $0 |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $0 | $469,974 | $600,000 | $0 | $449,994 |
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 | $550,694 | 47.0% |
| NGO | $449,994 | 38.4% |
| Enterprises | $169,868 | 14.5% |
How the Maldives compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Bahamas | $1.7 million |
| Hungary | $1.2 million |
| Maldives (this page) | $1.2 million |
| China (P.R.C.) | $1.2 million |
| Sudan (former) | $1.0 million |
Other countries in South and Central Asia
- Bangladesh$319M
- Pakistan$196M
- India$104M
- Nepal$56M
- Tajikistan$35M
- Sri Lanka$24M
- Kyrgyzstan$21M
- Uzbekistan$20M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give the Maldives?
- $1.2 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $4.7 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $62.5 million.
- How much US aid does the Maldives get per person?
- About $2.21 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 529,676.
- How much USAID funding goes to the Maldives?
- USAID managed $471,929 of the FY2025 total (40.3%), more than any other agency.
- What is US aid to the Maldives spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Peace and Security $500,000 (42.7%); Humanitarian Assistance $449,994 (38.4%); Economic Development $263,661 (22.5%).
- Has US aid to the Maldives gone up or down?
- FY2025: $1.2 million; FY2024: $5.0 million (down 76.7%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2023 ($20.4 million).
- Does the US give military aid to the Maldives?
- In FY2025, $500,000 (42.7%) of obligations for the Maldives 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.