Foreign aidSouth and Central AsiaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Pakistan
The US gave Pakistan $195.8 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $0.77 per person, 31st of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $195.8 million in foreign assistance for Pakistan and disbursed $105.8 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Pakistan ranks 31st of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were up 15.4% from $169.6 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $483.7 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2015, at $1.2 billion. In total, $5.0 billion was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Pakistan in FY2025 was the Department of Agriculture ($80.0 million, 40.9% of the total). By sector, the largest was Health ($145.7 million, 74.4%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $3.0 million (1.5%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, -$1.3 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 Pakistan itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the South and Central Asia page).
US aid to Pakistan by year
Pakistan: $196M in FY2025, against a peak of $1.2B in FY2015
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 | $633.8M | $481.5M | $41.3M | $1.3M | $1.2B | $1.1B | $5.33 | 6 |
| FY2016 | $418.8M | $324.9M | $23.8M | $30.3M | $797.8M | $1.0B | $3.62 | 9 |
| FY2017 | $485.0M | $316.2M | $29.7M | $9.0M | $840.0M | $906.1M | $3.76 | 10 |
| FY2018 | $362.5M | $59.4M | $14.4M | $1.7M | $437.9M | $495.0M | $1.93 | 22 |
| FY2019 | $259.1M | $424.1M | $491 | $1.5M | $684.7M | $766.6M | $2.97 | 16 |
| FY2020 | $87.9M | $109.8M | $2.4M | $332,236 | $200.4M | $374.7M | $0.85 | 39 |
| FY2021 | $130.5M | $57.8M | $0 | $67,000 | $188.4M | $255.0M | $0.79 | 41 |
| FY2022 | $147.5M | $42.7M | $23,373 | $99,559 | $190.3M | $232.8M | $0.78 | 49 |
| FY2023 | $132.6M | $37.0M | $0 | $205,999 | $169.9M | $278.9M | $0.69 | 49 |
| FY2024 | $116.1M | $53.4M | $7,343 | $175,175 | $169.6M | $243.4M | $0.68 | 56 |
| FY2025 | $63.8M | $51.8M | $6,637 | $80.2M | $195.8M | $105.8M | $0.77 | 31 |
| FY2026* | -$955,199 | -$376,755 | $0 | $0 | -$1.3M | $14.2M | – | – |
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 Agriculture | $80.0 million | 40.9% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $63.8 million | 32.6% |
| Department of State | $51.8 million | 26.5% |
| Department of Energy | $150,000 | 0.1% |
| Department of Defense | $6,637 | 0.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $300 | 0.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $145.7 million | 74.4% |
| Program Support | $23.1 million | 11.8% |
| Economic Development | $16.3 million | 8.3% |
| Education and Social Services | $5.5 million | 2.8% |
| Peace and Security | $3.7 million | 1.9% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $2.2 million | 1.1% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $117,968 | 0.1% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nutrition | $80.0 million | 40.9% |
| Tuberculosis | $27.8 million | 14.2% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $23.1 million | 11.8% |
| Maternal and Child Health | $13.6 million | 7.0% |
| Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET) | $13.0 million | 6.6% |
| Family Planning and Reproductive Health | $11.2 million | 5.7% |
| Private Sector Competitiveness | $9.0 million | 4.6% |
| Higher Education | $5.5 million | 2.8% |
| Agriculture | $4.0 million | 2.1% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $3.0 million | 1.5% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | $42.5M | $25.0M | $19.9M | $27.8M | $145.7M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $23.2M | $62.9M | $54.6M | $15.7M | $2.2M |
| Program Support | $21.0M | $24.5M | $31.9M | $57.2M | $23.1M |
| Economic Development | $22.4M | $34.1M | $18.5M | $31.9M | $16.3M |
| Peace and Security | $42.3M | $26.9M | $7.0M | $25.5M | $3.7M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $29.2M | $13.9M | $25.1M | $10.1M | $117,968 |
| Education and Social Services | $7.6M | $1.7M | $10.1M | $1.4M | $5.5M |
| Environment | $250,000 | $1.3M | $2.7M | $0 | -$828,973 |
| Multi-sector | -$97,605 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| NGO | $82.7 million | 42.3% |
| Multilateral | $70.8 million | 36.2% |
| Enterprises | $22.9 million | 11.7% |
| Government | $13.6 million | 6.9% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $5.7 million | 2.9% |
How Pakistan compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Somalia | $212.0 million |
| Rwanda | $206.9 million |
| Pakistan (this page) | $195.8 million |
| Burkina Faso | $189.9 million |
| Syria | $173.5 million |
Other countries in South and Central Asia
- Bangladesh$319M
- India$104M
- Nepal$56M
- 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 Pakistan?
- $195.8 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $105.8 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $5.0 billion.
- How much US aid does Pakistan get per person?
- About $0.77 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 255,219,554.
- How much USAID funding goes to Pakistan?
- USAID managed $63.8 million of the FY2025 total (32.6%). The Department of Agriculture managed the most ($80.0 million).
- What is US aid to Pakistan spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Health $145.7 million (74.4%); Program Support $23.1 million (11.8%); Economic Development $16.3 million (8.3%); Education and Social Services $5.5 million (2.8%).
- Has US aid to Pakistan gone up or down?
- FY2025: $195.8 million; FY2024: $169.6 million (up 15.4%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2015 ($1.2 billion).
- Does the US give military aid to Pakistan?
- In FY2025, $3.0 million (1.5%) of obligations for Pakistan was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov, and the Department of Defense managed $6,637.
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.