Foreign aidRegionFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to East Asia and Oceania
The US obligated $2.1 billion in foreign aid for East Asia and Oceania in FY2025, 4.4% of the worldwide total.That was down 60.5% from FY2024. The largest sector was Multi-sector ($772.9 million). $202.8 million was recorded for programs covering the region as a whole.
FY2025 obligated
$2.1B
$2.1 billion
Share of all US aid
4%
FY2025
Region-wide programs
$203M
not tied to one country
Countries
33
18 with their own page
The largest recipients in East Asia and Oceania, FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, nominal dollars.
| Country | FY2025 | Share of region |
|---|---|---|
| Micronesia, Federated States of | $390.8 million | 18.5% |
| Marshall Islands | $307.4 million | 14.5% |
| Taiwan | $300.5 million | 14.2% |
| Vietnam | $232.8 million | 11.0% |
| Philippines | $130.7 million | 6.2% |
| Indonesia | $112.3 million | 5.3% |
| Palau | $86.9 million | 4.1% |
| Burma (Myanmar) | $79.3 million | 3.7% |
| Cambodia | $76.5 million | 3.6% |
| Laos | $74.3 million | 3.5% |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
US aid to East Asia and Oceania by year
East Asia and Oceania: $2.1B in FY2025, against a peak of $5.4B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $699.9M | $322.7M | $53.8M | $291.7M | $1.4B | $1.5B |
| FY2016 | $764.8M | $350.8M | $136.7M | $428.6M | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| FY2017 | $668.4M | $378.9M | $63.4M | $300.5M | $1.4B | $1.6B |
| FY2018 | $689.0M | $331.2M | $195.2M | $427.0M | $1.6B | $1.5B |
| FY2019 | $832.8M | $489.8M | $520.2M | $344.6M | $2.2B | $1.6B |
| FY2020 | $926.7M | $620.6M | $224.3M | $333.2M | $2.1B | $1.8B |
| FY2021 | $915.7M | $658.1M | -$25.2M | $615.5M | $2.2B | $1.7B |
| FY2022 | $910.6M | $602.6M | $2.2M | $470.7M | $2.0B | $1.7B |
| FY2023 | $1.1B | $535.1M | $18.4M | $507.3M | $2.1B | $2.2B |
| FY2024 | $1.0B | $2.6B | $3.0M | $1.7B | $5.4B | $4.9B |
| FY2025 | $311.9M | $874.1M | $3.0M | $927.0M | $2.1B | $2.5B |
| FY2026* | -$5.1M | $123.3M | -$376,000 | $27.8M | $145.6M | $402.6M |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Every country, FY2025
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| # | Country | FY2025 obligated | Per person | FY2015–FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia, Federated States of | $390.8M | $3,437.42 | $2.0B |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | $307.4M | $8,471.22 | $1.6B |
| 3 | Taiwan | $300.5M | – | $1.9B |
| 4 | Vietnam | $232.8M | $2.29 | $2.3B |
| 5 | Philippines | $130.7M | $1.12 | $3.8B |
| 6 | Indonesia | $112.3M | $0.39 | $2.7B |
| 7 | Palau | $86.9M | $4,921.78 | $359.7M |
| 8 | Burma (Myanmar) | $79.3M | $1.45 | $2.1B |
| 9 | Cambodia | $76.5M | $4.29 | $1.3B |
| 10 | Laos | $74.3M | $9.44 | $846.5M |
| 11 | Thailand | $45.3M | $0.63 | $915.1M |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | $19.5M | $1.81 | $263.2M |
| 13 | Mongolia | $16.1M | $4.51 | $564.3M |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | $12.8M | $9.00 | $339.8M |
| 15 | Malaysia | $10.1M | $0.28 | $354.9M |
| 16 | Fiji | $8.0M | $8.59 | $68.8M |
| 17 | Solomon Islands | $2.7M | $3.22 | $84.5M |
| 18 | Vanuatu | $2.2M | $6.54 | $44.2M |
| 19 | Tonga | $1.8M | $17.02 | $26.5M |
| 20 | Samoa | $1.3M | $6.09 | $14.2M |
| 21 | China (P.R.C.) | $1.2M | $0.00 | $279.8M |
| 22 | Singapore | $527,740 | $0.09 | $5.0M |
| 23 | Korea, Republic of | $202,796 | $0.00 | $35.9M |
| 24 | Brunei | $178,701 | $0.38 | $636,465 |
| 25 | Japan | $98,026 | $0.00 | $4.5M |
| 26 | Australia | $810 | $0.00 | $340,728 |
| 27 | China (Hong Kong, S.A.R., P.R.C.) | $0 | – | $7.1M |
| 28 | Nauru | $0 | – | $129,681 |
| 29 | China (Tibet) | $0 | – | $6.1M |
| 30 | Tuvalu | $0 | – | $4.1M |
| 31 | Korea, Democratic Republic of | -$2 | – | $29.3M |
| 32 | New Zealand | -$1,823 | – | -$301,084 |
| 33 | Kiribati, Republic of | -$22,305 | – | $38.3M |
What it pays for, FY2025
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-sector | $772.9 million | 36.5% |
| Peace and Security | $460.9 million | 21.8% |
| Health | $287.5 million | 13.6% |
| Economic Development | $269.1 million | 12.7% |
| Program Support | $117.8 million | 5.6% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $84.0 million | 4.0% |
| Environment | $61.5 million | 2.9% |
| Education and Social Services | $46.3 million | 2.2% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $15.9 million | 0.8% |
Other regions
Questions and answers
- How much US foreign aid goes to East Asia and Oceania?
- $2.1 billion was obligated in FY2025 (4.4% of all US foreign aid), including $202.8 million for region-wide programs.
- Which country in East Asia and Oceania gets the most US aid?
- Micronesia, Federated States of, with $390.8 million in FY2025.
- What is US aid to East Asia and Oceania spent on?
- In FY2025: Multi-sector $772.9 million (36.5%); Peace and Security $460.9 million (21.8%); Health $287.5 million (13.6%).
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.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: method and caveats.