Foreign aidEast Asia and OceaniaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Palau
The US gave Palau $86.9 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $4,921.78 per person, 49th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $86.9 million in foreign assistance for Palau and disbursed $74.3 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Palau ranks 49th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 6.9% from $93.4 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $27.3 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2024, at $93.4 million. In total, $359.7 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Palau in FY2025 was the Department of the Interior ($80.4 million, 92.5% of the total). By sector, the largest was Multi-sector ($80.4 million, 92.5%). That sector includes: International Contributions. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $0 (0.0%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $9.8 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 Palau itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the East Asia and Oceania page).
US aid to Palau by year
Palau: $87M in FY2025, against a peak of $93M 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 | $80,000 | $4.5M | $0 | $14.6M | $19.2M | $16.1M | $1,080.03 | 99 |
| FY2016 | $234,439 | $505,000 | $19,000 | $14.9M | $15.6M | $15.0M | $878.23 | 104 |
| FY2017 | $350,000 | $505,000 | $12,000 | $8.5M | $9.4M | $8.6M | $526.13 | 115 |
| FY2018 | $200,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $69.0M | $69.8M | $69.0M | $3,920.61 | 66 |
| FY2019 | $818,000 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $11.5M | $14.4M | $3.4M | $810.63 | 116 |
| FY2020 | $0 | $0 | $7.4M | $8.8M | $16.2M | $10.3M | $909.42 | 112 |
| FY2021 | $521,324 | $1.3M | $0 | $7.2M | $9.0M | $5.8M | $507.93 | 118 |
| FY2022 | $1.3M | $6.5M | $0 | $8.8M | $16.6M | $7.4M | $933.61 | 116 |
| FY2023 | $3,158 | $1.3M | $0 | $7.7M | $9.1M | $5.0M | $510.54 | 118 |
| FY2024 | $1.8M | $1.6M | $0 | $90.0M | $93.4M | $100.3M | $5,279.16 | 71 |
| FY2025 | $418,473 | $2.8M | $0 | $83.7M | $86.9M | $74.3M | $4,921.78 | 49 |
| FY2026* | $0 | $9.5M | $0 | $349,576 | $9.8M | $2.4M | $557.64 | 34 |
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 | $80.4 million | 92.5% |
| Department of State | $2.8 million | 3.2% |
| Trade and Development Agency | $2.4 million | 2.7% |
| Peace Corps | $710,533 | 0.8% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $418,473 | 0.5% |
| Department of the Treasury | $238,371 | 0.3% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-sector | $80.4 million | 92.5% |
| Peace and Security | $2.8 million | 3.2% |
| Health | $2.4 million | 2.7% |
| Program Support | $1.1 million | 1.3% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $238,371 | 0.3% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-sector - Unspecified | $80.4 million | 92.5% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $2.5 million | 2.9% |
| Health - General | $2.4 million | 2.7% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $1.1 million | 1.3% |
| Peace and Security - General | $296,004 | 0.3% |
| Good Governance | $238,371 | 0.3% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-sector | $5.3M | $7.5M | $6.3M | $89.2M | $80.4M |
| Environment | $212,329 | $5.4M | $987,500 | $314,086 | $0 |
| Peace and Security | $800,000 | $1.4M | $60,000 | $1.4M | $2.8M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.6M | $596,400 | $596,400 | $315,173 | $238,371 |
| Program Support | $796,867 | $515,318 | $266,205 | $637,816 | $1.1M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $259,370 | $855,000 | $0 | $1.5M | $0 |
| Health | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2.4M |
| Economic Development | $0 | $0 | $870,000 | $19,000 | $0 |
| Education and Social Services | $0 | $220,000 | $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 | $81.5 million | 93.8% |
| Enterprises | $2.9 million | 3.4% |
| NGO | $2.5 million | 2.9% |
How Palau compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Niger | $97.0 million |
| Sierra Leone | $88.8 million |
| Palau (this page) | $86.9 million |
| Burundi | $82.9 million |
| Peru | $82.4 million |
Other countries in East Asia and Oceania
- Micronesia, Federated States of$391M
- Marshall Islands$307M
- Taiwan$300M
- Vietnam$233M
- Philippines$131M
- Indonesia$112M
- Burma (Myanmar)$79M
- Cambodia$77M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Palau?
- $86.9 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $74.3 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $359.7 million.
- How much US aid does Palau get per person?
- About $4,921.78 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 17,663.
- How much USAID funding goes to Palau?
- USAID managed $418,473 of the FY2025 total (0.5%). The Department of the Interior managed the most ($80.4 million).
- What is US aid to Palau spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Multi-sector $80.4 million (92.5%); Peace and Security $2.8 million (3.2%); Health $2.4 million (2.7%); Program Support $1.1 million (1.3%).
- Has US aid to Palau gone up or down?
- FY2025: $86.9 million; FY2024: $93.4 million (down 6.9%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2024 ($93.4 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Palau?
- In FY2025, $0 (0.0%) of obligations for Palau 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.