Foreign aidEast Asia and OceaniaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Timor-Leste
The US gave Timor-Leste $12.8 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $9.00 per person, 92nd of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $12.8 million in foreign assistance for Timor-Leste and disbursed $35.6 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Timor-Leste ranks 92nd of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 51.5% from $26.3 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $32.7 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2022, at $88.8 million. In total, $339.8 million was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Timor-Leste in FY2025 was the U.S. Agency for International Development ($10.3 million, 80.4% of the total). By sector, the largest was Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance ($3.8 million, 29.9%). That sector includes: Rule of Law and Human Rights; Good Governance; Civil Society; Political Competition and Consensus-Building. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $400,000 (3.1%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, -$44,310 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 Timor-Leste itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the East Asia and Oceania page).
US aid to Timor-Leste by year
Timor-Leste: $13M in FY2025, against a peak of $89M 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 | $23.0M | $2.5M | $100,000 | $1.6M | $27.2M | $22.4M | $22.57 | 91 |
| FY2016 | $15.0M | $398,000 | $25,000 | $1.3M | $16.7M | $25.4M | $13.57 | 99 |
| FY2017 | $18.3M | $1.2M | $100,894 | $1.5M | $21.1M | $23.6M | $16.86 | 96 |
| FY2018 | $19.4M | $468,147 | $92,971 | $3.5M | $23.5M | $22.8M | $18.42 | 101 |
| FY2019 | $24.6M | $446,881 | $23,084 | $11.4M | $36.5M | $26.1M | $28.06 | 92 |
| FY2020 | $20.2M | $703,511 | $865,905 | $5.9M | $27.7M | $39.1M | $20.88 | 100 |
| FY2021 | $21.4M | $3.2M | -$250 | $2.8M | $27.4M | $34.5M | $20.28 | 94 |
| FY2022 | $29.2M | $2.8M | $0 | $56.8M | $88.8M | $33.5M | $64.85 | 78 |
| FY2023 | $27.7M | $529,579 | $0 | $3.6M | $31.8M | $43.7M | $22.99 | 99 |
| FY2024 | $22.9M | $691,082 | $0 | $2.7M | $26.3M | $44.6M | $18.78 | 98 |
| FY2025 | $10.3M | $1.6M | $0 | $855,745 | $12.8M | $35.6M | $9.00 | 92 |
| FY2026* | -$144,461 | $700 | $0 | $99,451 | -$44,310 | $6.4M | – | – |
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 | $10.3 million | 80.4% |
| Peace Corps | $2.2 million | 17.1% |
| Department of State | $1.6 million | 12.9% |
| Department of Energy | $82,008 | 0.6% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $3.8 million | 29.9% |
| Economic Development | $3.5 million | 27.1% |
| Program Support | $2.9 million | 23.0% |
| Education and Social Services | $2.2 million | 17.1% |
| Peace and Security | $400,000 | 3.1% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Administrative Costs | $2.9 million | 23.0% |
| Policies, Regulations, and Systems | $2.2 million | 17.1% |
| Good Governance | $2.0 million | 15.7% |
| Agriculture | $1.9 million | 15.0% |
| Civil Society | $1.9 million | 14.7% |
| Private Sector Competitiveness | $1.5 million | 11.6% |
| Maternal and Child Health | $800,000 | 6.3% |
| Nutrition | $500,000 | 3.9% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $400,000 | 3.1% |
| Infrastructure | $82,008 | 0.6% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | $5.3M | $38.6M | $3.7M | $3.5M | -$33,598 |
| Program Support | $6.0M | $24.1M | $6.7M | $6.8M | $2.9M |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $6.0M | $11.0M | $9.5M | $9.8M | $3.8M |
| Economic Development | $1.6M | $6.9M | $7.6M | $1.3M | $3.5M |
| Education and Social Services | $1.7M | $4.4M | $1.7M | $1.8M | $2.2M |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $4.3M | $1.4M | $2.1M | $2.6M | $0 |
| Peace and Security | $2.4M | $2.5M | $427,255 | $383,007 | $400,000 |
| Environment | $171,427 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Multi-sector | $0 | -$22,809 | $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 |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprises | $6.5 million | 50.6% |
| Government | $4.1 million | 32.2% |
| NGO | $2.2 million | 17.5% |
How Timor-Leste compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Djibouti | $14.1 million |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $14.0 million |
| Timor-Leste (this page) | $12.8 million |
| Estonia | $11.6 million |
| Lithuania | $11.5 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 Timor-Leste?
- $12.8 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $35.6 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $339.8 million.
- How much US aid does Timor-Leste get per person?
- About $9.00 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 1,418,517.
- How much USAID funding goes to Timor-Leste?
- USAID managed $10.3 million of the FY2025 total (80.4%), more than any other agency.
- What is US aid to Timor-Leste spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance $3.8 million (29.9%); Economic Development $3.5 million (27.1%); Program Support $2.9 million (23.0%); Education and Social Services $2.2 million (17.1%).
- Has US aid to Timor-Leste gone up or down?
- FY2025: $12.8 million; FY2024: $26.3 million (down 51.5%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2022 ($88.8 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Timor-Leste?
- In FY2025, $400,000 (3.1%) of obligations for Timor-Leste 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.