Foreign aidEast Asia and OceaniaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Papua New Guinea
The US gave Papua New Guinea $19.5 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $1.81 per person, 85th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $19.5 million in foreign assistance for Papua New Guinea and disbursed $29.9 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 71.2% from $67.6 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $24.4 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2024, at $67.6 million. In total, $263.2 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Papua New Guinea in FY2025 was the Department of State ($9.5 million, 49.0% of the total). By sector, the largest was Health ($9.9 million, 50.7%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $750,000 (3.9%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $856,286 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 Papua New Guinea itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the East Asia and Oceania page).
US aid to Papua New Guinea by year
Papua New Guinea: $19M in FY2025, against a peak of $68M 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 | $8.6M | $639,500 | $13,339 | $1.5M | $10.8M | $8.5M | $1.23 | 109 |
| FY2016 | $10.4M | $305,000 | $0 | $4.2M | $14.8M | $11.2M | $1.66 | 106 |
| FY2017 | $9.1M | $237,626 | $0 | $2.9M | $12.3M | $11.4M | $1.34 | 109 |
| FY2018 | $3.8M | $782,110 | $0 | $1.7M | $6.3M | $10.8M | $0.67 | 114 |
| FY2019 | $3.4M | $1.3M | $35,380 | $2.4M | $7.1M | $8.3M | $0.74 | 126 |
| FY2020 | $15.0M | $1.9M | $0 | $2.5M | $19.4M | $8.2M | $1.97 | 108 |
| FY2021 | $31.8M | $3.4M | $0 | $434,463 | $35.6M | $17.4M | $3.56 | 91 |
| FY2022 | $21.1M | $5.9M | $0 | -$37,688 | $26.9M | $27.2M | $2.64 | 106 |
| FY2023 | $40.6M | $2.1M | $305,000 | $0 | $43.0M | $31.6M | $4.14 | 92 |
| FY2024 | $50.8M | $16.5M | $300,000 | $0 | $67.6M | $47.8M | $6.39 | 81 |
| FY2025 | $8.8M | $9.5M | $300,000 | $862,590 | $19.5M | $29.9M | $1.81 | 85 |
| FY2026* | -$454,398 | $1.3M | $0 | $49,881 | $856,286 | $8.9M | $0.08 | 74 |
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 | $9.5 million | 49.0% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $8.8 million | 45.1% |
| Trade and Development Agency | $920,352 | 4.7% |
| Department of Defense | $300,000 | 1.5% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $9.9 million | 50.7% |
| Peace and Security | $4.7 million | 24.1% |
| Program Support | $4.2 million | 21.4% |
| Economic Development | $1.9 million | 9.7% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $43,017 | 0.2% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $4.7 million | 24.1% |
| HIV/AIDS | $4.6 million | 23.7% |
| Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET) | $4.4 million | 22.6% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $4.2 million | 21.4% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $1.9 million | 9.7% |
| Health - General | $862,590 | 4.4% |
| Good Governance | $776,988 | 4.0% |
| Disaster Readiness | $43,017 | 0.2% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Development | $18.0M | $4.5M | $24.9M | $20.4M | $1.9M |
| Health | $9.2M | $11.3M | $4.7M | $9.4M | $9.9M |
| Peace and Security | $3.3M | $5.7M | $387,877 | $14.1M | $4.7M |
| Program Support | $1.8M | $2.4M | $4.9M | $9.5M | $4.2M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $1.1M | $3.0M | $6.0M | $5.3M | $43,017 |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $2.2M | $0 | $1.4M | $8.9M | -$1.2M |
| Education and Social Services | $0 | $0 | $705,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Environment | $117,375 | $50,000 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| NGO | $9.9 million | 50.9% |
| Government | $4.2 million | 21.7% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $2.7 million | 13.7% |
| Enterprises | $2.1 million | 10.8% |
| Multilateral | $555,000 | 2.9% |
How Papua New Guinea compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Kyrgyzstan | $20.6 million |
| Uzbekistan | $19.9 million |
| Papua New Guinea (this page) | $19.5 million |
| Central African Republic | $18.4 million |
| Turkey | $16.2 million |
Other countries in East Asia and Oceania
- Micronesia, Federated States of$391M
- Marshall Islands$307M
- Taiwan$300M
- Vietnam$233M
- Philippines$131M
- Indonesia$112M
- Palau$87M
- Burma (Myanmar)$79M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Papua New Guinea?
- $19.5 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $29.9 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $263.2 million.
- How much US aid does Papua New Guinea get per person?
- About $1.81 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 10,762,817.
- How much USAID funding goes to Papua New Guinea?
- USAID managed $8.8 million of the FY2025 total (45.1%). The Department of State managed the most ($9.5 million).
- What is US aid to Papua New Guinea spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Health $9.9 million (50.7%); Peace and Security $4.7 million (24.1%); Program Support $4.2 million (21.4%); Economic Development $1.9 million (9.7%).
- Has US aid to Papua New Guinea gone up or down?
- FY2025: $19.5 million; FY2024: $67.6 million (down 71.2%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2024 ($67.6 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Papua New Guinea?
- In FY2025, $750,000 (3.9%) of obligations for Papua New Guinea was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov, and the Department of Defense managed $300,000.
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.