Foreign aidSouth and Central AsiaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Nepal
The US gave Nepal $55.9 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $1.89 per person, 63rd of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $55.9 million in foreign assistance for Nepal and disbursed $212.4 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Nepal ranks 63rd of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 73.6% from $212.1 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $235.9 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2023, at $696.2 million. In total, $2.4 billion was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Nepal in FY2025 was the Department of State ($39.8 million, 71.2% of the total). By sector, the largest was Health ($35.9 million, 64.1%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $1.9 million (3.4%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $49.9 million 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 Nepal itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the South and Central Asia page).
US aid to Nepal by year
Nepal: $56M in FY2025, against a peak of $696M 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 | $223.3M | $13.5M | $21.5M | $3.2M | $261.5M | $145.3M | $9.40 | 29 |
| FY2016 | $151.5M | $24.8M | $421,863 | $15.3M | $192.0M | $203.6M | $6.87 | 36 |
| FY2017 | $137.3M | $8.4M | $0 | $47.3M | $193.0M | $191.8M | $6.89 | 38 |
| FY2018 | $127.0M | $6.2M | $6.1M | $6.7M | $146.0M | $184.8M | $5.20 | 47 |
| FY2019 | $155.1M | $13.2M | $324,052 | $5.6M | $174.2M | $153.7M | $6.13 | 42 |
| FY2020 | $114.6M | $8.3M | $81,320 | $3.2M | $126.1M | $138.5M | $4.35 | 55 |
| FY2021 | $131.7M | $21.8M | $0 | $28.7M | $182.2M | $172.1M | $6.18 | 44 |
| FY2022 | $122.3M | $48.9M | $0 | $4.9M | $176.1M | $206.0M | $5.92 | 50 |
| FY2023 | $145.8M | $16.0M | $0 | $534.4M | $696.2M | $146.9M | $23.45 | 16 |
| FY2024 | $192.6M | $13.8M | $35,478 | $5.6M | $212.1M | $181.6M | $7.15 | 48 |
| FY2025 | $3.9M | $39.8M | $0 | $12.2M | $55.9M | $212.4M | $1.89 | 63 |
| FY2026* | -$2.0M | $1.1M | $0 | $50.8M | $49.9M | $114.4M | $1.68 | 16 |
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 | $39.8 million | 71.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $9.1 million | 16.3% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $3.9 million | 6.9% |
| Peace Corps | $1.9 million | 3.5% |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | $919,121 | 1.6% |
| Department of Labor | $260,000 | 0.5% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $35.9 million | 64.1% |
| Program Support | $16.4 million | 29.3% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $3.8 million | 6.8% |
| Economic Development | $3.4 million | 6.1% |
| Peace and Security | $1.9 million | 3.4% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $129,618 | 0.2% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal and Child Health | $17.3 million | 30.9% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $14.8 million | 26.5% |
| Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET) | $7.1 million | 12.7% |
| Good Governance | $6.3 million | 11.2% |
| HIV/AIDS | $5.0 million | 9.0% |
| Nutrition | $3.4 million | 6.0% |
| Water Supply and Sanitation | $3.3 million | 5.8% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $1.9 million | 3.4% |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | $1.6 million | 2.9% |
| Trade and Investment | $1.5 million | 2.7% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Development | $18.7M | $30.2M | $495.9M | $61.9M | $3.4M |
| Health | $101.8M | $36.7M | $79.1M | $68.1M | $35.9M |
| Program Support | $18.4M | $21.6M | $67.7M | $39.0M | $16.4M |
| Peace and Security | $18.0M | $48.7M | $14.8M | $4.1M | $1.9M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $12.6M | $19.4M | $6.0M | $17.1M | $3.8M |
| Education and Social Services | $9.7M | $7.8M | $26.4M | $16.2M | -$5.6M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $2.5M | $9.7M | $5.1M | $4.9M | $129,618 |
| Environment | $456,457 | $1.9M | $1.2M | $792,211 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprises | $22.1 million | 39.5% |
| Church and Faith Based | $9.1 million | 16.3% |
| Multilateral | $8.9 million | 16.0% |
| NGO | $8.4 million | 15.0% |
| Government | $6.8 million | 12.2% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $510,764 | 0.9% |
How Nepal compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Ecuador | $59.7 million |
| Dominican Republic | $56.1 million |
| Nepal (this page) | $55.9 million |
| Angola | $55.0 million |
| Yemen | $54.0 million |
Other countries in South and Central Asia
- Bangladesh$319M
- Pakistan$196M
- India$104M
- Tajikistan$35M
- Sri Lanka$24M
- Kyrgyzstan$21M
- Uzbekistan$20M
- Kazakhstan$16M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Nepal?
- $55.9 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $212.4 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $2.4 billion.
- How much US aid does Nepal get per person?
- About $1.89 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 29,618,118.
- How much USAID funding goes to Nepal?
- USAID managed $3.9 million of the FY2025 total (6.9%). The Department of State managed the most ($39.8 million).
- What is US aid to Nepal spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Health $35.9 million (64.1%); Program Support $16.4 million (29.3%); Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance $3.8 million (6.8%); Economic Development $3.4 million (6.1%).
- Has US aid to Nepal gone up or down?
- FY2025: $55.9 million; FY2024: $212.1 million (down 73.6%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2023 ($696.2 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Nepal?
- In FY2025, $1.9 million (3.4%) of obligations for Nepal 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.