Foreign aidWestern HemisphereFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Panama
The US gave Panama $23.9 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $5.24 per person, 80th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $23.9 million in foreign assistance for Panama and disbursed $46.3 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Panama ranks 80th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 67.1% from $72.7 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $43.2 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2023, at $73.9 million. In total, $455.8 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Panama in FY2025 was the Department of State ($17.5 million, 73.2% of the total). By sector, the largest was Program Support ($22.1 million, 92.3%). That sector includes: Direct Administrative Costs; Monitoring and Evaluation. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $725,000 (3.0%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $5.9 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 Panama itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Western Hemisphere page).
US aid to Panama by year
Panama: $24M in FY2025, against a peak of $74M 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 | $113,975 | $8.6M | $5.9M | $5.8M | $20.3M | $19.5M | $5.13 | 96 |
| FY2016 | $287,524 | $11.2M | $8.1M | $7.0M | $26.5M | $25.5M | $6.58 | 87 |
| FY2017 | -$46,384 | $10.6M | $10.7M | $5.3M | $26.5M | $36.0M | $6.46 | 90 |
| FY2018 | -$3,299 | $8.2M | $6.4M | $5.4M | $20.0M | $19.9M | $4.79 | 102 |
| FY2019 | $148,502 | $12.3M | $7.6M | $6.0M | $26.0M | $22.6M | $6.15 | 105 |
| FY2020 | $2.7M | $25.6M | $2.1M | $5.5M | $35.9M | $30.4M | $8.35 | 94 |
| FY2021 | $2.7M | $60.9M | $0 | $5.5M | $69.2M | $45.7M | $15.92 | 68 |
| FY2022 | $869,120 | $53.3M | $0 | $6.8M | $60.9M | $51.0M | $13.85 | 90 |
| FY2023 | $985,000 | $62.0M | $694,440 | $10.2M | $73.9M | $72.3M | $16.57 | 73 |
| FY2024 | $1.2M | $62.8M | $0 | $8.7M | $72.7M | $71.3M | $16.10 | 80 |
| FY2025 | $1,796 | $17.5M | $0 | $6.4M | $23.9M | $46.3M | $5.24 | 80 |
| FY2026* | -$15,710 | $4.7M | $0 | $1.2M | $5.9M | $9.1M | $1.28 | 43 |
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 | $17.5 million | 73.2% |
| Peace Corps | $4.9 million | 20.3% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1.5 million | 6.1% |
| Department of Energy | $80,000 | 0.3% |
| Department of Justice | $2,013 | 0.0% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $1,796 | 0.0% |
| Department of Transportation | $1,140 | 0.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Program Support | $22.1 million | 92.3% |
| Health | $2.6 million | 10.7% |
| Environment | $1.6 million | 6.8% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $1.2 million | 5.2% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.1 million | 4.6% |
| Education and Social Services | $1.1 million | 4.6% |
| Economic Development | $81,140 | 0.3% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Administrative Costs | $22.1 million | 92.3% |
| Environment - General | $1.6 million | 6.8% |
| HIV/AIDS | $1.5 million | 6.1% |
| Protection, Assistance and Solutions | $1.2 million | 5.2% |
| Health - General | $1.1 million | 4.6% |
| Policies, Regulations, and Systems | $1.1 million | 4.6% |
| Good Governance | $1.0 million | 4.4% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $727,013 | 3.0% |
| Trade and Investment | $80,000 | 0.3% |
| Rule of Law and Human Rights | $55,860 | 0.2% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Support | $15.3M | $25.1M | $20.2M | $34.3M | $22.1M |
| Peace and Security | $39.4M | $21.1M | $28.6M | $8.6M | -$5.8M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $1.0M | $5.9M | $7.5M | $14.9M | $1.2M |
| Health | $5.1M | $4.0M | $6.8M | $5.3M | $2.6M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $5.0M | $1.8M | $7.5M | $6.6M | $1.1M |
| Environment | $1.8M | $1.2M | $2.0M | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Education and Social Services | $597,491 | $690,861 | $823,405 | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| Economic Development | $1.1M | $1.1M | $468,095 | $103,790 | $81,140 |
| Multi-sector | -$35,984 | -$39,066 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprises | $22.8 million | 95.1% |
| Government | $5.1 million | 21.2% |
| NGO | $1.2 million | 5.1% |
How Panama compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Sri Lanka | $24.1 million |
| Tunisia | $23.9 million |
| Panama (this page) | $23.9 million |
| Latvia | $22.9 million |
| Serbia | $21.2 million |
Other countries in the Western Hemisphere
- Colombia$390M
- Haiti$337M
- Honduras$142M
- El Salvador$139M
- Guatemala$101M
- Peru$82M
- Costa Rica$81M
- Mexico$64M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Panama?
- $23.9 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $46.3 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $455.8 million.
- How much US aid does Panama get per person?
- About $5.24 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 4,571,189.
- How much USAID funding goes to Panama?
- USAID managed $1,796 of the FY2025 total (0.0%). The Department of State managed the most ($17.5 million).
- What is US aid to Panama spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Program Support $22.1 million (92.3%); Health $2.6 million (10.7%); Environment $1.6 million (6.8%); Humanitarian Assistance $1.2 million (5.2%).
- Has US aid to Panama gone up or down?
- FY2025: $23.9 million; FY2024: $72.7 million (down 67.1%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2023 ($73.9 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Panama?
- In FY2025, $725,000 (3.0%) of obligations for Panama 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.