Foreign aidRegionFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to South and Central Asia
The US obligated $870.4 million in foreign aid for South and Central Asia in FY2025, 1.8% of the worldwide total.That was down 76.0% from FY2024. The largest sector was Health ($406.7 million). $85.5 million was recorded for programs covering the region as a whole.
The largest recipients in South and Central Asia, FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, nominal dollars.
| Country | FY2025 | Share of region |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | $319.4 million | 36.7% |
| Pakistan | $195.8 million | 22.5% |
| India | $103.9 million | 11.9% |
| Nepal | $55.9 million | 6.4% |
| Tajikistan | $34.8 million | 4.0% |
| Sri Lanka | $24.1 million | 2.8% |
| Kyrgyzstan | $20.6 million | 2.4% |
| Uzbekistan | $19.9 million | 2.3% |
| Kazakhstan | $15.8 million | 1.8% |
| Turkmenistan | $2.9 million | 0.3% |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
US aid to South and Central Asia by year
South and Central Asia: $870M in FY2025, against a peak of $11B in FY2015
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 | $2.8B | $1.1B | $6.6B | $89.2M | $10.6B | $11.4B |
| FY2016 | $2.0B | $601.4M | $4.0B | $163.8M | $6.8B | $6.4B |
| FY2017 | $2.0B | $932.4M | $4.5B | $196.1M | $7.6B | $6.8B |
| FY2018 | $1.8B | $692.1M | $5.1B | $197.9M | $7.7B | $6.8B |
| FY2019 | $1.9B | $1.0B | $3.7B | $136.9M | $6.7B | $6.4B |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $726.4M | $2.9B | $113.3M | $5.5B | $5.1B |
| FY2021 | $1.7B | $678.1M | $652.9M | $118.8M | $3.1B | $2.5B |
| FY2022 | $1.9B | $697.1M | $328.1M | $101.9M | $3.0B | $3.7B |
| FY2023 | $1.8B | $1.5B | -$8.8M | $656.3M | $3.9B | $3.5B |
| FY2024 | $1.9B | $1.6B | $24.5M | $131.1M | $3.6B | $3.8B |
| FY2025 | $336.2M | $386.4M | -$901,996 | $148.8M | $870.4M | $1.9B |
| FY2026* | -$9.8M | $21.1M | -$66,000 | $51.9M | $63.2M | $283.4M |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Every country, FY2025
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| # | Country | FY2025 obligated | Per person | FY2015–FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | $319.4M | $1.82 | $4.8B |
| 2 | Pakistan | $195.8M | $0.77 | $5.0B |
| 3 | India | $103.9M | $0.07 | $1.7B |
| 4 | Nepal | $55.9M | $1.89 | $2.4B |
| 5 | Tajikistan | $34.8M | $3.23 | $675.2M |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | $24.1M | $1.11 | $810.9M |
| 7 | Kyrgyzstan | $20.6M | $2.81 | $554.7M |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | $19.9M | $0.54 | $528.1M |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | $15.8M | $0.76 | $473.0M |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | $2.9M | $0.39 | $52.7M |
| 11 | Maldives | $1.2M | $2.21 | $62.5M |
| 12 | Bhutan | $200,000 | $0.25 | $7.0M |
| 13 | Afghanistan | -$9.7M | – | $38.4B |
What it pays for, FY2025
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $406.7 million | 46.7% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $207.5 million | 23.8% |
| Economic Development | $105.4 million | 12.1% |
| Program Support | $77.1 million | 8.9% |
| Peace and Security | $42.6 million | 4.9% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $24.5 million | 2.8% |
| Multi-sector | $7.9 million | 0.9% |
| Education and Social Services | $22,072 | 0.0% |
Other regions
Questions and answers
- How much US foreign aid goes to South and Central Asia?
- $870.4 million was obligated in FY2025 (1.8% of all US foreign aid), including $85.5 million for region-wide programs.
- Which country in South and Central Asia gets the most US aid?
- Bangladesh, with $319.4 million in FY2025.
- What is US aid to South and Central Asia spent on?
- In FY2025: Health $406.7 million (46.7%); Humanitarian Assistance $207.5 million (23.8%); Economic Development $105.4 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.