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US foreign aid to the Marshall Islands
The US gave the Marshall Islands $307.4 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $8,471.22 per person, 19th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $307.4 million in foreign assistance for the Marshall Islands and disbursed $290.7 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
The Marshall Islands ranks 19th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 30.6% from $442.9 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $126.1 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2024, at $442.9 million. In total, $1.6 billion was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for the Marshall Islands in FY2025 was the Department of the Interior ($298.2 million, 97.0% of the total). By sector, the largest was Multi-sector ($298.2 million, 97.0%). That sector includes: International Contributions. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $0 (0.0%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $990,074 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 Marshall Islands itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the East Asia and Oceania page).
US aid to the Marshall Islands by year
Marshall Islands: $307M in FY2025, against a peak of $443M 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 | $772,127 | $0 | $0 | $74.9M | $75.6M | $73.2M | $1,550.15 | 65 |
| FY2016 | $3.4M | $285,009 | $0 | $91.7M | $95.4M | $79.7M | $1,999.98 | 56 |
| FY2017 | $236,267 | $406,776 | $0 | $70.2M | $70.8M | $60.1M | $1,522.07 | 65 |
| FY2018 | $134,602 | $0 | $0 | $84.3M | $84.5M | $42.0M | $1,865.10 | 62 |
| FY2019 | $784,793 | $275,000 | $822,510 | $89.2M | $91.1M | $42.7M | $2,070.23 | 60 |
| FY2020 | $1.5M | $290,901 | $0 | $102.5M | $104.3M | $124.0M | $2,442.90 | 59 |
| FY2021 | $771,389 | $249,673 | $0 | $84.4M | $85.5M | $79.9M | $2,066.03 | 63 |
| FY2022 | $1.1M | $593,944 | $0 | $97.8M | $99.4M | $88.2M | $2,480.27 | 75 |
| FY2023 | $2.5M | $3.2M | $0 | $106.0M | $111.7M | $104.7M | $2,877.84 | 62 |
| FY2024 | $1.0M | $0 | $0 | $441.9M | $442.9M | $435.8M | $11,795.19 | 28 |
| FY2025 | $809,965 | $8.4M | $0 | $298.2M | $307.4M | $290.7M | $8,471.22 | 19 |
| FY2026* | -$9,926 | $1.0M | $0 | $0 | $990,074 | $956,346 | $27.29 | 72 |
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 the Interior | $298.2 million | 97.0% |
| Department of State | $8.4 million | 2.7% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $809,965 | 0.3% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-sector | $298.2 million | 97.0% |
| Economic Development | $8.4 million | 2.7% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $414,160 | 0.1% |
| Program Support | $391,152 | 0.1% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $4,653 | 0.0% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-sector - Unspecified | $298.2 million | 97.0% |
| Trade and Investment | $8.4 million | 2.7% |
| Good Governance | $414,160 | 0.1% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $391,152 | 0.1% |
| Disaster Readiness | $4,653 | 0.0% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-sector | $81.9M | $90.7M | $97.4M | $441.8M | $298.2M |
| Education and Social Services | $0 | $6.5M | $8.1M | $0 | $0 |
| Economic Development | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,000 | $8.4M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $915,000 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $618,140 | $414,160 |
| Peace and Security | $256,052 | $593,944 | $3.2M | $0 | $0 |
| Program Support | $356,389 | $454,113 | $338,279 | $408,130 | $391,152 |
| Health | $1.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $0 | $0 | $1.6M | $0 | $4,653 |
| Environment | $299,838 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Government | $298.5 million | 97.1% |
| NGO | $8.4 million | 2.7% |
| Multilateral | $414,160 | 0.1% |
| Enterprises | $57,138 | 0.0% |
How the Marshall Islands compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Haiti | $337.0 million |
| Bangladesh | $319.4 million |
| Marshall Islands (this page) | $307.4 million |
| Taiwan | $300.5 million |
| Benin | $288.2 million |
Other countries in East Asia and Oceania
- Micronesia, Federated States of$391M
- Taiwan$300M
- Vietnam$233M
- Philippines$131M
- Indonesia$112M
- Palau$87M
- Burma (Myanmar)$79M
- Cambodia$77M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give the Marshall Islands?
- $307.4 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $290.7 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $1.6 billion.
- How much US aid does the Marshall Islands get per person?
- About $8,471.22 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 36,282.
- How much USAID funding goes to the Marshall Islands?
- USAID managed $809,965 of the FY2025 total (0.3%). The Department of the Interior managed the most ($298.2 million).
- What is US aid to the Marshall Islands spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Multi-sector $298.2 million (97.0%); Economic Development $8.4 million (2.7%); Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance $414,160 (0.1%); Program Support $391,152 (0.1%).
- Has US aid to the Marshall Islands gone up or down?
- FY2025: $307.4 million; FY2024: $442.9 million (down 30.6%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2024 ($442.9 million).
- Does the US give military aid to the Marshall Islands?
- In FY2025, $0 (0.0%) of obligations for the Marshall Islands 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.