Foreign aidRegionFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to the Middle East and North Africa
The US obligated $7.1 billion in foreign aid for the Middle East and North Africa in FY2025, 14.6% of the worldwide total.That was down 48.3% from FY2024. The largest sector was Peace and Security ($4.2 billion). $362.3 million was recorded for programs covering the region as a whole.
The largest recipients in the Middle East and North Africa, FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, nominal dollars.
| Country | FY2025 | Share of region |
|---|---|---|
| Israel | $3.3 billion | 46.8% |
| Jordan | $1.6 billion | 22.9% |
| West Bank and Gaza | $565.3 million | 8.0% |
| Lebanon | $500.3 million | 7.1% |
| Egypt | $223.4 million | 3.2% |
| Syria | $173.5 million | 2.5% |
| Iraq | $134.6 million | 1.9% |
| Morocco | $80.8 million | 1.1% |
| Yemen | $54.0 million | 0.8% |
| Tunisia | $23.9 million | 0.3% |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
US aid to the Middle East and North Africa by year
The Middle East and North Africa: $7.1B in FY2025, against a peak of $14B 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 | $2.5B | $6.8B | $1.3B | $83.7M | $10.7B | $10.5B |
| FY2016 | $2.4B | $9.3B | $1.2B | $45.6M | $13.0B | $12.9B |
| FY2017 | $3.3B | $6.2B | $1.7B | $512.0M | $11.7B | $10.2B |
| FY2018 | $3.5B | $7.7B | $1.5B | $103.5M | $12.7B | $11.7B |
| FY2019 | $3.4B | $7.0B | $1.8B | $35.4M | $12.2B | $11.1B |
| FY2020 | $4.0B | $7.5B | $880.1M | $37.6M | $12.4B | $11.9B |
| FY2021 | $3.8B | $7.3B | $47.1M | $26.2M | $11.1B | $11.1B |
| FY2022 | $3.8B | $7.2B | $83.8M | $42.3M | $11.1B | $11.1B |
| FY2023 | $3.7B | $6.9B | $42.3M | $16.0M | $10.6B | $11.2B |
| FY2024 | $4.2B | $9.3B | $62.0M | $44.9M | $13.7B | $12.6B |
| FY2025 | $2.2B | $4.8B | $27.4M | $24.4M | $7.1B | $7.8B |
| FY2026* | $197.8M | $1.4B | -$500,180 | $1.5M | $1.6B | $2.2B |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Every country, FY2025
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| # | Country | FY2025 obligated | Per person | FY2015–FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | $3.3B | $326.47 | $39.3B |
| 2 | Jordan | $1.6B | $140.49 | $18.2B |
| 3 | West Bank and Gaza | $565.3M | $104.43 | $3.6B |
| 4 | Lebanon | $500.3M | $85.54 | $6.4B |
| 5 | Egypt | $223.4M | $1.89 | $12.3B |
| 6 | Syria | $173.5M | $6.77 | $8.1B |
| 7 | Iraq | $134.6M | $2.86 | $14.3B |
| 8 | Morocco | $80.8M | $2.10 | $1.4B |
| 9 | Yemen | $54.0M | $1.29 | $7.2B |
| 10 | Tunisia | $23.9M | $1.94 | $2.0B |
| 11 | Libya | $11.1M | $1.49 | $711.2M |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | $3.4M | $0.29 | $9.2M |
| 13 | Algeria | $3.3M | $0.07 | $131.1M |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | $1.1M | $0.03 | $19.6M |
| 15 | Bahrain | $953,505 | $0.60 | $135.4M |
| 16 | Oman | $662,553 | $0.12 | $106.6M |
| 17 | Qatar | $155,092 | $0.05 | $4.6M |
| 18 | Kuwait | $150 | $0.00 | $23.7M |
| 19 | Iran | $0 | – | $6.2M |
What it pays for, FY2025
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $4.2 billion | 60.0% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $1.1 billion | 15.3% |
| Economic Development | $853.3 million | 12.1% |
| Education and Social Services | $377.9 million | 5.4% |
| Health | $260.0 million | 3.7% |
| Program Support | $143.6 million | 2.0% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $112.4 million | 1.6% |
Other regions
Questions and answers
- How much US foreign aid goes to the Middle East and North Africa?
- $7.1 billion was obligated in FY2025 (14.6% of all US foreign aid), including $362.3 million for region-wide programs.
- Which country in the Middle East and North Africa gets the most US aid?
- Israel, with $3.3 billion in FY2025.
- What is US aid to the Middle East and North Africa spent on?
- In FY2025: Peace and Security $4.2 billion (60.0%); Humanitarian Assistance $1.1 billion (15.3%); Economic Development $853.3 million (12.1%).
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.