Foreign aidSouth and Central AsiaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Sri Lanka
The US gave Sri Lanka $24.1 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $1.11 per person, 78th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $24.1 million in foreign assistance for Sri Lanka and disbursed $92.8 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 80.1% from $121.2 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $78.7 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2022, at $135.4 million. In total, $810.9 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Sri Lanka in FY2025 was the U.S. Agency for International Development ($15.3 million, 63.5% of the total). By sector, the largest was Peace and Security ($12.7 million, 52.7%). That sector includes: Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform; Counter-Terrorism; Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD); Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $1.2 million (5.2%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, $2.8 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 Sri Lanka itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the South and Central Asia page).
US aid to Sri Lanka by year
Sri Lanka: $24M in FY2025, against a peak of $135M in FY2022
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 | $22.2M | $9.1M | $236,413 | $6,176 | $31.6M | $30.8M | $1.51 | 85 |
| FY2016 | $12.6M | $11.3M | $249,812 | $569,366 | $24.7M | $32.8M | $1.16 | 90 |
| FY2017 | $29.3M | $13.7M | $229,614 | $32.9M | $76.1M | $37.4M | $3.55 | 62 |
| FY2018 | $33.3M | $8.1M | $8.7M | $6.5M | $56.6M | $59.5M | $2.61 | 75 |
| FY2019 | $46.4M | $26.7M | $493,197 | $2.1M | $75.6M | $39.1M | $3.47 | 66 |
| FY2020 | $60.0M | $22.0M | $5.5M | $524,661 | $88.0M | $45.2M | $4.02 | 65 |
| FY2021 | $45.6M | $17.4M | $7.8M | -$9.1M | $61.7M | $78.8M | $2.78 | 72 |
| FY2022 | $121.5M | $12.4M | $0 | $1.5M | $135.4M | $83.4M | $6.10 | 67 |
| FY2023 | $61.7M | $21.5M | $180,716 | $32.5M | $115.8M | $152.5M | $5.26 | 59 |
| FY2024 | $66.8M | $16.0M | $0 | $38.5M | $121.2M | $97.1M | $5.53 | 64 |
| FY2025 | $15.3M | $6.9M | $0 | $1.9M | $24.1M | $92.8M | $1.11 | 78 |
| FY2026* | -$606,992 | $3.0M | $0 | $455,266 | $2.8M | $6.9M | $0.13 | 55 |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Who manages it and what it pays for, FY2025
By managing agency
| Managing agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $15.3 million | 63.5% |
| Department of State | $6.9 million | 28.5% |
| Peace Corps | $1.5 million | 6.3% |
| Department of the Treasury | $406,170 | 1.7% |
| Department of Energy | $2,777 | 0.0% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Peace and Security | $12.7 million | 52.7% |
| Economic Development | $4.3 million | 17.9% |
| Program Support | $3.8 million | 15.8% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.8 million | 7.4% |
| Education and Social Services | $1.5 million | 6.3% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $8.6 million | 35.7% |
| Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth | $4.3 million | 17.9% |
| Conflict Mitigation and Reconciliation | $4.0 million | 16.6% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $3.7 million | 15.5% |
| Good Governance | $1.8 million | 7.5% |
| Policies, Regulations, and Systems | $1.5 million | 6.3% |
| Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) | $100,000 | 0.4% |
| Monitoring and Evaluation | $70,000 | 0.3% |
| Infrastructure | $2,777 | 0.0% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Development | $13.3M | $66.6M | $18.7M | $59.3M | $4.3M |
| Peace and Security | $14.0M | $16.1M | $27.6M | $9.9M | $12.7M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $17.1M | $15.8M | $11.4M | $31.6M | $1.8M |
| Program Support | $6.7M | $10.7M | $12.8M | $17.5M | $3.8M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $789,058 | $25.9M | $12.4M | $3.6M | -$16,902 |
| Health | $9.6M | $0 | $32.5M | -$803,729 | -$1,541 |
| Education and Social Services | $0 | $82,192 | $500,000 | -$23,437 | $1.5M |
| Environment | $259,137 | $153,834 | $27,200 | $109,000 | $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 | $9.0 million | 37.6% |
| Enterprises | $7.5 million | 31.1% |
| Government | $6.5 million | 26.8% |
| Universities and Research Institutes | $911,076 | 3.8% |
| Multilateral | $179,387 | 0.7% |
How Sri Lanka compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Kosovo | $26.5 million |
| Jamaica | $24.3 million |
| Sri Lanka (this page) | $24.1 million |
| Tunisia | $23.9 million |
| Panama | $23.9 million |
Other countries in South and Central Asia
- Bangladesh$319M
- Pakistan$196M
- India$104M
- Nepal$56M
- Tajikistan$35M
- Kyrgyzstan$21M
- Uzbekistan$20M
- Kazakhstan$16M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Sri Lanka?
- $24.1 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $92.8 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $810.9 million.
- How much US aid does Sri Lanka get per person?
- About $1.11 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 21,756,000.
- How much USAID funding goes to Sri Lanka?
- USAID managed $15.3 million of the FY2025 total (63.5%), more than any other agency.
- What is US aid to Sri Lanka spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Peace and Security $12.7 million (52.7%); Economic Development $4.3 million (17.9%); Program Support $3.8 million (15.8%); Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance $1.8 million (7.4%).
- Has US aid to Sri Lanka gone up or down?
- FY2025: $24.1 million; FY2024: $121.2 million (down 80.1%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2022 ($135.4 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Sri Lanka?
- In FY2025, $1.2 million (5.2%) of obligations for Sri Lanka 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.